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עֶבֶד — Exodus 21:2 Hebrew slave/servant law

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SEMANTIC_USAGE_OCCURRENCEUSAGE_H5650_EXO_21_2
Curation State
CURATED
Release Introduced
v45
Language
Hebrew
Lemma
עֶבֶד
Strong Id
H5650
Lemma Keys
[
    "עֶבֶד",
    "H5650"
]
Evidence Layers
[
    {
        "id": "BIBLICAL_HEBREW_GREEK",
        "role": "textual_corpus"
    }
]
Source Ids
[
    "SRC_OSHB_WLC",
    "SRC_KJV1769"
]
Source Reference
Exodus 21:2
Date Range
{
    "label": "Biblical Hebrew textual context; composition/redaction date varies by book",
    "certainty": "broad"
}
Original Language
Hebrew
Attested Form
עֶבֶד
Original Excerpt
כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי
Translation
{
    "text": "when you acquire a Hebrew slave/servant",
    "responsibility": "Berean Archive working context translation; used only for the semantic-usage record.",
    "alignment_note": "Context-level evidence only; this record does not create a new translation-token alignment."
}
Semantic Domains
[
    {
        "id": "slavery_servitude",
        "role": "primary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The legal case concerns an עֶבֶד placed under another person’s authority for a defined term."
    },
    {
        "id": "legal_judicial",
        "role": "secondary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The occurrence appears inside covenant law regulating the relationship."
    }
]
Evidence Strength
DIRECT_ATTESTATION
Context Summary
The word appears in a legal rule governing Hebrew servitude and release.
Evidence Boundary
The social and legal forms covered by עֶבֶד vary across contexts; English “slave” and “servant” can each obscure distinctions if applied without context.
Scripture Reference
{
    "book": "EXO",
    "chapter": 21,
    "verse": "2",
    "edition": "wlc-oshb"
}