Of Israel in Egypt (Exodus 2:23, 25; 5), which is called the "house of bondage" (13:3; 20:2). This word is used also with reference to the captivity in Babylon (Isaiah 14:3), and the oppression of the Persian king (Ezra 9:8, 9).

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.

2. (a.) Obligation; tie of duty.

3. (a.) Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.