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. 2 Kings 13:11וַיַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.
  2. 2 Kings 13:12עָשָׂ֔ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  3. 2 Kings 14:3וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · And he did; עָשָׂ֛ה · He did; עָשָֽׂה׃ · had done
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
  4. 2 Kings 14:15עָשָׂה֙
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  5. 2 Kings 14:24וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  6. 2 Kings 14:28עָשָׂה֙
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  7. 2 Kings 15:3וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did; עָשָׂ֖ה · had done
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
  8. 2 Kings 15:6עָשָׂ֑ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  9. 2 Kings 15:9וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · And he did; עָשׂ֖וּ · had done
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  10. 2 Kings 15:18וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  11. 2 Kings 15:21עָשָׂ֑ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  12. 2 Kings 15:24וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  13. 2 Kings 15:26עָשָׂ֑ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  14. 2 Kings 15:28וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  15. 2 Kings 15:31עָשָׂ֑ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  16. 2 Kings 15:34וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did; עָשָׂ֛ה · had done; עָשָֽׂה׃
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
  17. 2 Kings 15:36עָשָׂ֑ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  18. 2 Kings 16:2עָשָׂ֣ה · do
    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
  19. 2 Kings 16:11עָשָׂה֙ · he completed it
    And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.
  20. 2 Kings 16:16וַיַּ֖עַשׂ · did
    So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.
  21. 2 Kings 16:19עָשָׂ֑ה
    As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  22. 2 Kings 17:2וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
  23. 2 Kings 17:8עָשֽׂוּ׃ · introduced
    …and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.
  24. 2 Kings 17:11וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ · They did
    They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.
  25. 2 Kings 17:12תַעֲשׂ֖וּ · do
    They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”
  26. 2 Kings 17:15עֲשׂ֥וֹת · to imitate
    They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
  27. 2 Kings 17:16וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ · and made; וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ
    They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.
  28. 2 Kings 17:17לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת · to doing
    They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
  29. 2 Kings 17:19עָשֽׂוּ׃ · had introduced
    …and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
  30. 2 Kings 17:22עָשָׂ֑ה · had committed
    The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.
  31. 2 Kings 17:29עֹשִׂ֔ים · continued to make; עָשׂוּ֙ · had made
    Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places.
  32. 2 Kings 17:30עָשׂוּ֙ · made; עָשׂ֖וּ · made; עָשׂ֥וּ · made
    The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
  33. 2 Kings 17:31עָשׂ֥וּ · made
    …the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
  34. 2 Kings 17:32וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ · but they also appointed; עֹשִׂ֥ים · to serve
    So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.
  35. 2 Kings 17:34עֹשִׂ֔ים · are still practicing; עֹשִׂ֗ים · or observe
    To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
  36. 2 Kings 17:37לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת · to observe
    And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.
  37. 2 Kings 17:40עֹשִֽׂים׃ · they persisted in
    But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
  38. 2 Kings 17:41עָשׂ֤וּ · continue to do
    So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.