מַעֲשֶׂה maaseh

Hebrew word for “deed” · Strong’s H4639 · used 235 times in 221 verses

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Meaning

: work/product; 1) deed, work;

Senses in the lexicon

• deed: work (186)
• deed (49)

How it is translated

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

• work 128
• works 38
• deeds 27
• deed 14
• products 7
• like the work 5
• like works 3
• will be like workmanship 2
• product 2
• constructions 2
• like the working 1
• business 1

Where it is used

Also in 19 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 7 (9), Exodus 28 (8), Exodus 39 (7), Psalms 145 (4), Ecclesiastes 8 (4), Exodus 23 (3), Exodus 26 (3), Exodus 36 (3), Psalms 104 (3), Psalms 106 (3)

Forms

• מעשׂה 95
• מעשׂיך 16
• כמעשׂה 13
• המעשׂה 12
• מעשׂהו 11
• מעשׂי 11
• ומעשׂה 10
• מעשׂיו 9
• מעשׂיהם 8
• במעשׂה 6

Words used with it

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

• שֵׁשׁ shesh “linen” 17
• אַרְגָּמָן argaman “purple” 17
• תְּכֵלֶת tekhelet “blue” 17
• שָׁזַר shazar “to twist” 14
• שָׁנִי shani “scarlet” 15
• תּוֹלֵעָה toleah “worm” 15
• רָאָה raah “to see” 24
• זָהָב zahav “gold” 16
• אָדָם adam “man” 15
• כָּעַס kaas “to provoke” 9
• חָשַׁב chashav “to devise” 10
• תַּחַת tachat “underneath” 13

Key verses

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

• Deuteronomy 27:15 — Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret…
• Job 34:19 — How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
• Psalms 66:3 — Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
• Psalms 104:24 — O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
• Psalms 115:4 — Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
• Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
• Isaiah 10:12 — Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart…
• Isaiah 60:21 — Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
• Isaiah 66:18 — For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
• Hosea 14:3 — Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless…
• Micah 6:16 — For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the…

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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.