מְלָאכָה melakhah

Hebrew word for “work” · Strong’s H4399 · used 167 times in 149 verses

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Meaning

1) occupation, work, business;

How it is translated

Glosses given for melakhah in context, with how often each is used:

• work 144
• workmanship 6
• property 5
• product 5
• works 2
• business 2
• service 1
• own work 1
• occupation 1

Where it is used

Also in 9 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 23 (10), Exodus 36 (8), Exodus 35 (7), Nehemiah 4 (7), Exodus 31 (4), Numbers 29 (4), 1 Kings 7 (4), 1 Chronicles 28 (4), 2 Chronicles 34 (4), Numbers 28 (3)

Forms

• המלאכה 41
• מלאכה 41
• מלאכת 37
• למלאכה 10
• מלאכתו 7
• במלאכה 7
• במלאכת 5
• מלאכתך 4
• במלאכתו 4
• והמלאכה 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with melakhah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עֲבֹדָה avodah “service” 28
• קֹדֶשׁ qodesh “holiness” 26
• מִקְרָא miqra “assembly” 13
• שְׁבִיעִי shevii “seventh” 16
• לֵוִי leviyyi “Levi” 13
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 12
• חָזַק chazaq “to strengthen” 12
• שַׁבָּת shabbat “Sabbath” 9
• כֶם khem “you” 13
• כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 11
• מֵאָה meah “hundred” 10
• שֵׁשׁ shesh “six” 8

Key verses

The verses using melakhah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 35:21 — And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’s offering to the work of the…
• Exodus 35:29 — The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the…
• Leviticus 16:29 — And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all,…
• Numbers 4:3 — From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with…
• 1 Chronicles 28:20 — And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will…
• 1 Chronicles 29:1 — Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the…
• Nehemiah 6:9 — For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
• Psalms 73:28 — But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
• Proverbs 22:29 — Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
• Ezekiel 28:13 — Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the…
• Haggai 1:14 — And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.