הֶעֱבִיד
Meanings
Hif'il verb
1. work (cause (a servant or the like) to work) (transitive)
Pronunciation
he'evíd
Examples6
הֵם העבידו אוֹתָנוּ בְּמֶשֶׁךְ כֹּל הַיּוֹם.
They made us work all day.
הֵם העבידו אוֹתָנוּ בְּמֶשֶׁךְ כֹּל הַלַּיְלָה.
They made us work all night.
איגוד הַמַּעֲבִידִים הוּא איגוד רַב הַשְׁפָּעָה.
The organization of employers is an organization with a great deal of influence.
הוּא הַמַּעֲבִיד שֶׁלִּי.
He was my boss.
לִפְעָמִים מַעֲבִידִים מְנַצְּלִים אֵת פּוֹעֲלֵיהֶם.
Employers sometimes exploit their workers.
בְּמֶשֶׁךְ יוֹם הֶעֱבַדְתִּי אֵת עצמי יותר מדי.
For a day, I had been overworking myself.