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.
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
Occurrences
2,629 total
- 2 Kings 23:37וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did; עָשׂ֖וּ · had doneAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
- 2 Kings 24:3עָשָֽׂה׃ · he had doneSurely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,
- 2 Kings 24:5עָשָׂ֑הAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Kings 24:9וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did; עָשָׂ֖ה · had doneAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
- 2 Kings 24:13עָשָׂ֜ה · had madeAs the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 24:16עֹשֵׂ֣י · and fitThe king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.
- 2 Kings 24:19וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And [Zedekiah] did; עָשָׂ֖ה · had doneAnd Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
- 2 Kings 25:16עָשָׂ֥ה · had madeAs for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
- 1 Chronicles 4:10וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ · and keep meAnd Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
- 1 Chronicles 5:10עָשׂ֤וּ · they wagedDuring the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 5:19וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ · They wagedThey waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
- 1 Chronicles 10:11עָשׂ֥וּ · had doneWhen all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
- 1 Chronicles 11:19מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת · to do; עָשׂ֔וּ · were the exploits…saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
- 1 Chronicles 11:24עָשָׂ֔ה · were the exploitsThese were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
- 1 Chronicles 12:32יַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה · should doFrom Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
- 1 Chronicles 13:4לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת · agreed to itAnd because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.
- 1 Chronicles 14:16וַיַּ֣עַשׂ · didSo David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1וַיַּֽעַשׂ־ · David constructedDavid constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- 1 Chronicles 16:12עָשָׂ֔ה · He has doneRemember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- 1 Chronicles 16:26עָשָֽׂה׃ · who madeFor all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
- 1 Chronicles 17:2עֲשֵׂ֑ה · DoAnd Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:8וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי · Now I will makeI have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
- 1 Chronicles 17:19עָשִׂ֕יתָ · You have accomplishedO LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and made known all these great promises.
- 1 Chronicles 17:23וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה · DoAnd now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
- 1 Chronicles 18:8עָשָׂ֣ה · madeAnd from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
- 1 Chronicles 18:14עֹשֶׂ֛ה · administeredThus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- 1 Chronicles 19:2אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ · I will show; עָשָׂ֨ה · showedAnd David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
- 1 Chronicles 19:13יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ · what is goodBe strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
- 1 Chronicles 20:3יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה · didDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 21:8עָשִׂ֖יתִי · I have doneThen David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:10וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ · and I will carry it out“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
- 1 Chronicles 21:17עָשׂ֑וּ · have they doneAnd David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:23וְיַ֛עַשׂ · doOrnan said to David, “Take it! May my lord the king do whatever seems good to him. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:29עָשָׂ֨ה · had madeFor the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
- 1 Chronicles 22:8עָשִׂ֑יתָ · and waged…but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
- 1 Chronicles 22:13לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ · followThen you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
- 1 Chronicles 22:15עֹשֵׂ֣י · workersYou also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
- 1 Chronicles 22:16וַעֲשֵׂ֔ה · the work…in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:5עָשִׂ֖יתִי · I have made…4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:24עֹשֵׂה֙ · who workedThese were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 27:26עֹשֵׂי֙ · the workersEzri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil.
- 1 Chronicles 28:7לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת · carries outI will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:10וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃פ · and do itConsider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:20וַעֲשֵׂ֔ה · and do [it]David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
- 1 Chronicles 29:19וְלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת · and carry outAnd give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”