מְלָאכָה
me.la.khahNoun (Feminine)H4399
work
From: from the same as H4397 (מֲלְאָךְ);
Short Definition
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
Full Lexicon Entry
- occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
132 timesAppears 132 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Exodus
25
1 Chronicles
18
Leviticus
15
2 Chronicles
14
Nehemiah
10
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 22:15
- 2 Chronicles 13:10
- Exodus 31:5
- Ezra 2:69
- Leviticus 23:30
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