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מְלָאכָה

me.la.khahworkHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine167 occurrences21 books149 verses

Definition

from the same as H4397; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
Traditional renderings: business, cattle, industrious, occupation, ( -pied), officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מְלָאכָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

167 total
  1. Psalm 107:23מְ֝לָאכָ֗ה · trade
    Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
  2. Proverbs 18:9בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ · in his work
    Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
  3. Proverbs 22:29בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ · in his work
    Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
  4. Proverbs 24:27מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ · work
    Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
  5. Jeremiah 17:22מְלָאכָ֖ה · work
    You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.
  6. Jeremiah 17:24מְלָאכָֽה׃ · work
    If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it,
  7. Jeremiah 18:3מְלָאכָ֖ה
    So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel.
  8. Jeremiah 48:10מְלֶ֥אכֶת · the work
    Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
  9. Jeremiah 50:25מְלָאכָ֣ה · the work
    The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
  10. Ezekiel 15:3לִמְלָאכָ֑ה · something useful
    Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
  11. Ezekiel 15:4לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ · for anything
    No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
  12. Ezekiel 15:5לִמְלָאכָ֑ה · useful; לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ס · useful
    Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
  13. Ezekiel 28:13מְלֶ֨אכֶת · were crafted
    You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
  14. Daniel 8:27מְלֶ֣אכֶת · business
    I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
  15. Jonah 1:8מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙ · your occupation
    “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
  16. Haggai 1:14מְלָאכָ֔ה · began the work
    So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,