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Slave is usually translated as eved (pronounced EH-ved), written עבד, but the word eved doesn't exactly mean slave; it means servant.

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In Biblical Hebrew, the word éved (עבד) meant both servant and slave.

In Modern Hebrew, éved is slave and mesharét (משרת) is servant.

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bondage = avdút (עבדות)

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Q: What is the Hebrew word for servant and what is the Hebrew word for slave?
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