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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 35:17וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ · also observed
    The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
  2. 2 Chronicles 35:18נַעֲשָׂ֨ה · had been observed; עָשׂ֡וּ · ever observed; עָשָׂ֣ה · observed
    No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
  3. 2 Chronicles 35:19נַעֲשָׂ֖ה · was observed
    In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:5וַיַּ֣עַשׂ · And he did
    Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
  5. 2 Chronicles 36:8עָשָׂה֙ · he committed
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
  6. 2 Chronicles 36:9וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · And he did
    Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  7. 2 Chronicles 36:12וַיַּ֣עַשׂ · And he did
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
  8. Ezra 3:4וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ · They also celebrated
    They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
  9. Ezra 3:9עֹשֵׂ֥ה · those working
    So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.
  10. Ezra 6:19וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ · kept
    On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.
  11. Ezra 6:22וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ · they kept
    For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
  12. Ezra 7:10וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת · to practice it
    For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
  13. Ezra 10:3יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ · Let it be done
    So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
  14. Ezra 10:4וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃פ · and take action
    Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
  15. Ezra 10:5לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת · to do what had been said
    So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
  16. Ezra 10:11וַעֲשׂ֣וּ · and do
    Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
  17. Ezra 10:12לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ · we must do
    And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
  18. Ezra 10:16וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ · did
    So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
  19. Nehemiah 1:9וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם · and practice
    …but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’
  20. Nehemiah 2:12לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת · to do
    I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
  21. Nehemiah 2:16עֹשֶׂ֑ה · was doing; עֹשֵׂ֣ה
    The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
  22. Nehemiah 2:19עֹשִׂ֔ים · doing
    But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
  23. Nehemiah 3:16הָעֲשׂוּיָ֔ה · far as the artificial
    Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
  24. Nehemiah 4:2עֹשִׂ֑ים · doing
    …before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
  25. Nehemiah 4:6לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ · to work
    So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
  26. Nehemiah 4:8וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת · and create
    …and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
  27. Nehemiah 4:16עֹשִׂ֣ים · did
    And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
  28. Nehemiah 4:17עֹשֶׂ֣ה · worked
    …who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
  29. Nehemiah 4:21עֹשִׂ֣ים · continued
    So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
  30. Nehemiah 5:9עֹשִׂ֑ים · are doing
    So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
  31. Nehemiah 5:12נַעֲשֶׂ֔ה · We will do; לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת · would do
    “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
  32. Nehemiah 5:13וַיַּ֥עַשׂ · did
    I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
  33. Nehemiah 5:15עָשִׂ֣יתִי · do
    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
  34. Nehemiah 5:18נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה; נַֽעֲשׂוּ־ · were prepared
    Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
  35. Nehemiah 5:19עָשִׂ֖יתִי · I have done
    Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
  36. Nehemiah 6:2לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת · to harm
    Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
  37. Nehemiah 6:3עֹשֶׂ֔ה · am doing
    So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
  38. Nehemiah 6:9תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה · be finished
    For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
  39. Nehemiah 6:13וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ · by doing
    He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
  40. Nehemiah 6:16נֶעֶשְׂתָ֖ה · had been accomplished
    When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
  41. Nehemiah 8:4עָשׂ֣וּ · built
    Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
  42. Nehemiah 8:12וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת · and
    Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
  43. Nehemiah 8:15לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת · to make
    …and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
  44. Nehemiah 8:16וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ · and made
    And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
  45. Nehemiah 8:17וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ · made
    The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.