עָשָׂה

a.sahto make: doHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb2,629 occurrences39 books2,285 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Traditional renderings: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, × certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, feast, (fight-) ing man, finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hinder, hold (a feast), × indeed, be industrious, journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, × sacrifice, serve, set, shew, × sin, spend, × surely, take, × thoroughly, trim, × very, vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,629 total
  1. Genesis 18:25מֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀ · to do; יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה · do
    Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
  2. Genesis 18:29אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה · do it
    Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
  3. Genesis 18:30אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה · do it
    Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
  4. Genesis 19:3וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · He prepared
    But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
  5. Genesis 19:8וַעֲשׂ֣וּ · and you can do; תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ · do
    Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
  6. Genesis 19:19עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ · and you have shown me
    Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
  7. Genesis 19:22לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת · do
    Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
  8. Genesis 20:5עָשִׂ֥יתִי · I have done
    Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
  9. Genesis 20:6עָשִׂ֣יתָ · you did
    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
  10. Genesis 20:9עָשִׂ֤יתָ · have you done; יֵֽעָשׂ֔וּ · be done; עָשִׂ֖יתָ · You have done
    Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
  11. Genesis 20:10עָשִׂ֖יתָ · you to do
    Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
  12. Genesis 20:13תַּעֲשִׂ֖י · you can show
    So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
  13. Genesis 21:1וַיַּ֧עַשׂ · did
    Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
  14. Genesis 21:6עָ֥שָׂה · has made
    Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
  15. Genesis 21:8וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · held
    So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
  16. Genesis 21:22עֹשֶֽׂה׃ · do
    At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
  17. Genesis 21:23עָשִׂ֤יתִי · I have shown; תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה · Show
    Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
  18. Genesis 21:26עָשָׂ֖ה · has done
    Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
  19. Genesis 22:12תַּ֥עַשׂ · or do
    “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
  20. Genesis 22:16עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ · you have done
    …saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
  21. Genesis 24:12וַעֲשֵׂה־ · and show
    “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
  22. Genesis 24:14עָשִׂ֥יתָ · You have shown
    Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
  23. Genesis 24:49עֹשִׂ֜ים · show
    Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
  24. Genesis 24:66עָשָֽׂה׃ · he had done
    Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
  25. Genesis 26:10עָשִׂ֣יתָ · you have done
    “What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
  26. Genesis 26:29תַּעֲשֵׂ֨ה; עָשִׂ֤ינוּ · have done
    …that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
  27. Genesis 26:30וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · So [Isaac] prepared
    So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
  28. Genesis 27:4וַעֲשֵׂה־ · Then prepare
    Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
  29. Genesis 27:7וַעֲשֵׂה־ · and prepare
    ‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
  30. Genesis 27:9וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨ה · so that I can make
    Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.
  31. Genesis 27:14וַתַּ֤עַשׂ · made
    So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.
  32. Genesis 27:17עָשָׂ֑תָה · she had made
    Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty food and bread she had made.
  33. Genesis 27:19עָשִׂ֕יתִי · I have done
    Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
  34. Genesis 27:31וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · made
    He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
  35. Genesis 27:37אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה · that I can do for you
    But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
  36. Genesis 27:45עָשִׂ֣יתָ · you have done
    …until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
  37. Genesis 28:15עָשִׂ֔יתִי · I have done
    Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
  38. Genesis 29:22וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · and prepared
    So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
  39. Genesis 29:25עָשִׂ֣יתָ · have you done
    When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”
  40. Genesis 29:26יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה · our custom
    Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
  41. Genesis 29:28וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · did
    And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
  42. Genesis 30:30אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה · provide
    Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
  43. Genesis 30:31תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ · you do
    “What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.
  44. Genesis 31:1עָשָׂ֕ה · and built
    Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”