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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 26:14/אבן עזרא על בראשית כ״ו:י״ד
אועבדה. עבדים ושפחות שיעבדוהו והוא תואר השם או שם כמו סגולה:
1AND A GREAT HOUSEHOLD. Isaac had man and maidservants to serve him. Avuddah (household) is an adjective.11 is an adjective, with the noun which it is modifying missing. Scripture should have read: adamah avuddah, ground worked by man and maidservants (Cherez, Weiser). I.E. interprets thus because the form avuddah looks like an adjective. On the other hand, it may be a noun following the paradigm of segullah (treasure).12, or kedushah, the point being we find nouns with this vocalization. Hence avuddah does not have to be an adjective. In this case the meaning of avuddah is simply servants, both male and female.