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 Chronicles 11:1עֹשֵׂ֣ה
    When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
  2. 2 Chronicles 11:15עָשָֽׂה׃ · he had made
    And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
  3. 2 Chronicles 12:9עָשָׂ֖ה · had made
    So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
  4. 2 Chronicles 12:10וַיַּ֨עַשׂ · made
    Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
  5. 2 Chronicles 12:14וַיַּ֖עַשׂ · And Rehoboam did evil
    And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
  6. 2 Chronicles 13:8עָשָׂ֥ה · made
    And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
  7. 2 Chronicles 13:9וַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּ · And [did you not] make
    But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
  8. 2 Chronicles 14:2וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · did
    And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
  9. 2 Chronicles 14:4וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת · and to observe
    He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
  10. 2 Chronicles 15:16עָשְׂתָ֥ה · she had made
    King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
  11. 2 Chronicles 18:10וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · had made
    Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
  12. 2 Chronicles 18:21וַעֲשֵׂה־ · and do
    And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
  13. 2 Chronicles 19:6עֹשִׂ֔ים · do
    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
  14. 2 Chronicles 19:7וַעֲשׂ֔וּ · what you do
    And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
  15. 2 Chronicles 19:9תַעֲשׂוּן֙ · You must serve
    He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
  16. 2 Chronicles 19:10תַעֲשׂ֖וּן · Do
    For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.
  17. 2 Chronicles 19:11וַעֲשׂ֔וּ · Act
    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
  18. 2 Chronicles 20:12נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה · to do
    Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:32לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת · he did
    And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
  20. 2 Chronicles 20:35לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ · acted
    Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
  21. 2 Chronicles 20:36לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת · to make; וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ · and these were built
    They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
  22. 2 Chronicles 21:6עָשׂוּ֙ · had done; וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · and did
    And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  23. 2 Chronicles 21:11עָשָֽׂה־ · built
    Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.
  24. 2 Chronicles 21:19עָ֨שׂוּ · make
    This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.
  25. 2 Chronicles 22:4וַיַּ֧עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.
  26. 2 Chronicles 23:4תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ · you are to do
    This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
  27. 2 Chronicles 23:8וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ · did
    So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
  28. 2 Chronicles 24:2וַיַּ֧עַשׂ · did
    And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
  29. 2 Chronicles 24:7עָשׂ֖וּ · used
    For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
  30. 2 Chronicles 24:8וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ · was made
    At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
  31. 2 Chronicles 24:11עָשׂוּ֙ · They did
    Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
  32. 2 Chronicles 24:12עוֹשֵׂה֙ · supervised
    Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
  33. 2 Chronicles 24:13וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ · So the workmen; עֹשֵׂ֣י · labored
    So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
  34. 2 Chronicles 24:14וַיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ · and with it were made
    When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
  35. 2 Chronicles 24:16עָשָׂ֤ה · he had done
    And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
  36. 2 Chronicles 24:22עָשָׂ֜ה · had extended
    Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
  37. 2 Chronicles 24:24עָשׂ֥וּ · was executed
    Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
  38. 2 Chronicles 25:2וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did [what was]
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
  39. 2 Chronicles 25:8עֲשֵׂ֖ה · and fight
    Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
  40. 2 Chronicles 25:9לַּעֲשׂוֹת֙ · should I do
    Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
  41. 2 Chronicles 25:16עָשִׂ֣יתָ · you have done
    While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
  42. 2 Chronicles 26:4וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · 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.
  43. 2 Chronicles 26:11עֹשֵׂ֨ה · ready
    Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
  44. 2 Chronicles 26:13עוֹשֵׂ֥י · trained
    Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
  45. 2 Chronicles 26:15וַיַּ֣עַשׂ׀ · he made
    And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
  46. 2 Chronicles 27:2וַיַּ֨עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.