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. Exodus 14:11עָשִׂ֣יתָ · have you done
    They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
  2. Exodus 14:13יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה · which He will accomplish
    But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
  3. Exodus 14:31עָשָׂ֤ה · had exercised
    When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
  4. Exodus 15:11עֹ֥שֵׂה · performing
    Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
  5. Exodus 15:26תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה · and do
    …saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
  6. Exodus 16:17וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ · did
    So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.
  7. Exodus 17:4אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה · should I do
    Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
  8. Exodus 17:6וַיַּ֤עַשׂ · did
    Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
  9. Exodus 17:10וַיַּ֣עַשׂ · did
    Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
  10. Exodus 18:1עָשָׂ֤ה · had done
    Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
  11. Exodus 18:8עָשָׂ֤ה · had done
    Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
  12. Exodus 18:9עָשָׂ֥ה · had done
    And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
  13. Exodus 18:14עֹשֶׂ֖ה · was doing; עֹשֶׂה֙ · doing
    When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
  14. Exodus 18:17עֹשֶֽׂה׃ · doing
    But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
  15. Exodus 18:18עֲשֹׂ֖הוּ · handle
    Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
  16. Exodus 18:20יַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ · they must do
    Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.
  17. Exodus 18:23תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה · you follow
    If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
  18. Exodus 18:24וַיַּ֕עַשׂ · and did
    Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
  19. Exodus 19:4עָשִׂ֖יתִי · I did
    ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
  20. Exodus 19:8נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה · We will do
    And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
  21. Exodus 20:4תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־ · make
    You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
  22. Exodus 20:6וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה · but showing
    …but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
  23. Exodus 20:9וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ · and do
    Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
  24. Exodus 20:10תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה · do
    …but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
  25. Exodus 20:11עָשָׂ֨ה · made
    For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  26. Exodus 20:23תַעֲשׂ֖וּן · to make; תַעֲשׂ֖וּ · to make
    You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
  27. Exodus 20:24תַּעֲשֶׂה־ · You are to make
    You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
  28. Exodus 20:25תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ · you make
    Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
  29. Exodus 21:9יַעֲשֶׂה־ · he must deal
    And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
  30. Exodus 21:11יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה · provide
    If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
  31. Exodus 21:31יֵעָ֥שֶׂה · it shall be done
    If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
  32. Exodus 22:30תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה · You shall do
    You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
  33. Exodus 23:11תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה · Do
    …but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
  34. Exodus 23:12תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה · you are to do
    For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
  35. Exodus 23:22וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ · and do
    But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
  36. Exodus 23:24תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה · follow
    You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
  37. Exodus 24:3נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ · we will do
    When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
  38. Exodus 24:7נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה · we will do
    Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
  39. Exodus 25:8וְעָ֥שׂוּ · And they are to make
    And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
  40. Exodus 25:9תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ס · You must make
    You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.
  41. Exodus 25:10וְעָשׂ֥וּ · And they are to construct
    And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
  42. Exodus 25:11וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ · and make
    Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
  43. Exodus 25:13וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ · And make
    And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
  44. Exodus 25:17וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ · And you are to construct
    And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
  45. Exodus 25:18וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ · Make; תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
    Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
  46. Exodus 25:19וַ֠עֲשֵׂה; תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ · [all] made
    …one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.