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Strong's Lexicon melakah: Work, occupation, craftsmanship, service Original Word: מְלָאכָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: mla'kah Pronunciation: meh-lah-KAH Phonetic Spelling: (mel-aw-kaw') Definition: deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property Meaning: The term מְלָאכָה (melakah) encompasses a range of meanings including deputyship, ministry, employment, work, and property. It refers to the tasks or duties performed by an individual, often in the context of service or labor. Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָלַךְ (malak), which means "to send as a messenger" or "to dispatch." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G133: ἔργον (ergon) • work, task, employment • G2038: ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai) • to work, labor, do work • G2039: ἐργασία (ergasia) • business, occupation, gain • G2041: ἔργον (ergon) • work, deed, action • G3009: λειτουργία (leitourgia) • service, ministry • G3872: παρακαταθήκη (parakatathēkē) • a deposit, trust, commission These Greek terms reflect similar themes of work, service, and ministry, illustrating the continuity of these concepts from the Hebrew Scriptures into the New Testament. Usage: The word מְלָאכָה is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe various forms of work or service, whether sacred or secular. It can refer to the labor of individuals, the duties of priests, or the craftsmanship involved in constructing the tabernacle. Context: מְלָאכָה (melakah) is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible, reflecting the theological and practical aspects of work and service. It appears in contexts ranging from the creation narrative to the laws governing Sabbath rest. In Genesis 2:2, it is used to describe God's creative work: "And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work." This establishes a divine pattern for human labor and rest. The term also appears in Exodus 31:3, where it describes the skilled work of Bezalel in crafting the tabernacle: "And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in all kinds of craftsmanship." Here, מְלָאכָה signifies not just physical labor but also the inspired and artistic work that contributes to worship. In the prophetic literature, מְלָאכָה can denote the duties of a messenger or servant of God, emphasizing the role of individuals in carrying out divine purposes. The concept of מְלָאכָה underscores the dignity and value of work, whether in sacred or secular settings, and highlights the importance of rest and worship as integral to human life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as malak Definition occupation, work NASB Translation anything (4), article made (1), business (4), cattle (1), craftsmanship (3), details (1), duties (1), everything* (1), industrious* (1), laborer (1), material (1), occupation (1), performed (1), project (1), property (2), purpose (1), service (2), something (1), supplies (1), task (2), use (2), used (2), work (118), workers (1), workmanship (1), workmen (5), workmen* (5), works (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְלָאכָה167 noun feminine occupation, work (for *מַלְאָכָה; compare Phoenician מלאכת labour) — ׳מ Exodus 12:16 102t.; מְלָ֑אכֶת2Chronicles 13:10; construct מְלֶאכֶת Exodus 35:24 42t.; suffix מְלַאכְתְּךָ Jonah 1:8; מְלַאכְתֶּ֑ךָ Exodus 20:9 2t.; מְלַאכְתּוֺ Genesis 2:2 13t.; plural construct מַלְאֲכוֺת 1 Chronicles 28:19; suffix מַלְאֲכוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 73:28; — 1 occupation, business, מַה מְּלַאכְתְּךָ what is thy occupation Jonah 1:8; business of a steward Genesis 39:11 (J); diligent in business Proverbs 22:29; slack in business Proverbs 18:9. 2 property in which one is occupied, רעהוּ ׳מ his neighbour's property Exodus 22:7; Exodus 22:10 (E); possessions of herds and flocks Genesis 33:14 (J), 1 Samuel 15:9 (compare מִקְנֶה); רבה ׳מ great property2Chronicles 17:13. 3 work as something done or made: a. of God in creation Genesis 2:2 (twice in verse); Genesis 2:3 (P), in judgment Jeremiah 50:25, in General Psalm 73:28. b. of men, עור ׳מ leather-work Leviticus 13:48,51 (P), השׂדה ׳מ work in the field 1 Chronicles 27:26; in building Proverbs 24:27 +, the walls of Jerusalem Nehemiah 4:5 +, making the tabernacle and its furniture Exodus 36:2 +, the temple 1 Kings 5:30 +; work of the potter Jeremiah 18:3, of the seaman Psalm 107:23, of the Levites 1 Chronicles 26:29, of priests in the sacrifices 2Chronicles 29:34; מְלָאכֶת (ה)עֲבֹדָה phrase of P, Exodus 35:24; Exodus 36:1,3; Leviticus 23:7,8,21,25,35,36; Numbers 28:18,25,26; Numbers 29:1,12,35 also 1 Chronicles 9:13; 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 28:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2Chron 24:12; לעבדה ׳המ 1 Chronicles 23:24; ׳עבדה למ Exodus 36:5 (P); compare the phrase ׳עֹשֵׂה המ workmen Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 2:16; ׳עֹשִׂים במ 1 Kings 5:30; 1 Kings 9:23 +; ׳כל מ any work forbidden on the Sabbath Exodus 20:9,10; Leviticus 23:3 (P) Deuteronomy 5:13,14; Jeremiah 17:22,24; on holy convocations Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 23:28,30,31; Numbers 29:7 (P). 4 workmanship, כל מלאכה in every kind of workmanship, phrase of P: Exodus 31:3,5; Exodus 35:29,31,33,35; and Chronicles: 1 Chronicles 22:15; 1 Chronicles 28:21; 1 Chronicles 29:5; 1 Kings 7:14. 5 service, use Leviticus 7:24; Leviticus 11:32; Judges 16:11; Ezekiel 28:13. 6 public business: a. political 1 Kings 11:28; 1 Chronicles 29:6; Daniel 8:27; Esther 3:9; Esther 9:3. b. religious, putting away foreign wives Ezra 10:13; יהוה ׳מ 1 Chronicles 26:30; הַקֹּדֶשׁ׳מ Exodus 36:4; Exodus 38:24 (P), קדשׁ הקדשׁים ׳מ 1 Chronicles 6:34; אהל ׳מ מועד Exodus 35:21 (P), ׳בית י ׳מ 1 Chronicles 23:4; Ezra 3:8; Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 10:34; Nehemiah 11:22. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance business, cattle, industrious, occupation, officer, manner of workman, From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) -- business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship). see HEBREW mal'ak Forms and Transliterations בִּמְלֶ֜אכֶת בִּמְלֶ֣אכֶת בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ בַּמְּלָאכָה֒ בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃ בַמְּלָאכָ֔ה במלאכה במלאכה׃ במלאכת במלאכת׃ במלאכתו במלאכתו׃ הַמְּלָאכָ֑ה הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה הַמְּלָאכָ֗ה הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ הַמְּלָאכָה֒ הַמְּלָאכָה֙ המלאכה המלאכה׃ וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה וְהַמְּלָאכָ֣ה וּמְלָאכָ֥ה והמלאכה ומלאכה לִמְלֶ֛אכֶת לִמְלֶ֨אכֶת לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ לִמְלָאכָ֑ה לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה לַמְּלָאכָ֔ה לַמְּלָאכָ֖ה לַמְּלָאכָ֤ה למלאכה למלאכה׃ למלאכת למלאכתו למלאכתו׃ מְ֝לָאכָ֗ה מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙ מְלֶ֖אכֶת מְלֶ֙אכֶת֙ מְלֶ֣אכֶת מְלֶ֥אכֶת מְלֶ֨אכֶת מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒ מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃ מְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ מְלָאכָ֑ה מְלָאכָ֔ה מְלָאכָ֖ה מְלָאכָ֛ה מְלָאכָ֜ה מְלָאכָ֡֜ה מְלָאכָ֡ה מְלָאכָ֣ה מְלָאכָ֤ה מְלָאכָֽה׃ מְלָאכָה֒ מְלָאכָה֙ מִמְּלַאכְתּ֖וֹ מַלְאֲכ֥וֹת מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ מלאכה מלאכה׃ מלאכות מלאכותיך׃ מלאכת מלאכתו מלאכתו׃ מלאכתך מלאכתך׃ ממלאכתו bam·lā·ḵeṯ bam·mə·lā·ḵāh ḇam·mə·lā·ḵāh bamLachet bamlāḵeṯ bammelaChah bamməlāḵāh ḇamməlāḵāh bim·laḵ·tōw ḇim·laḵ·tōw bim·le·ḵeṯ bimlachTo bimlaḵtōw ḇimlaḵtōw bimLechet bimleḵeṯ ham·mə·lā·ḵāh hammelaChah hamməlāḵāh lam·mə·lā·ḵāh lammelaChah lamməlāḵāh lim·lā·ḵāh lim·laḵ·tōw lim·le·ḵeṯ limlaChah limlachTo limlāḵāh limlaḵtōw limLechet limleḵeṯ mal’ăḵōwṯ mal’ăḵōwṯeḵā mal·’ă·ḵō·w·ṯe·ḵā mal·’ă·ḵō·wṯ malaChot malachoTeicha mə·lā·ḵāh mə·laḵ·te·ḵā mə·laḵ·tə·ḵā mə·laḵ·tōw mə·le·ḵeṯ melaChah melachteCha melachTo məlāḵāh məlaḵteḵā məlaḵtəḵā məlaḵtōw meLechet məleḵeṯ mim·mə·laḵ·tōw mimelachTo mimməlaḵtōw ū·mə·lā·ḵāh umelaChah ūməlāḵāh vammelaChah vehammelaChah vimlachTo wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵāh wəhamməlāḵāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 2:2 HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה NAS: completed His work which KJV: ended his work which he had made; INT: day the seventh his work which had done Genesis 2:2 HEB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל־ מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃ NAS: from all His work which KJV: day from all his work which he had made. INT: the seventh all his work which had done Genesis 2:3 HEB: שָׁבַת֙ מִכָּל־ מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ בָּרָ֥א NAS: from all His work which KJV: that in it he had rested from all his work which God INT: rested all his work which had created Genesis 33:14 HEB: לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־ לְפָנַי֙ NAS: according to the pace of the cattle that are before KJV: according as the cattle that goeth before me INT: my leisure to the pace of the cattle that are before Genesis 39:11 HEB: הַבַּ֖יְתָה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת מְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֨ין אִ֜ישׁ NAS: to do his work, and none KJV: to do his business; and [there was] none of the men INT: the house to do his work else of the men Exodus 12:16 HEB: לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־ מְלָאכָה֙ לֹא־ יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה NAS: day; no work at all shall be done KJV: convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done INT: become all work no shall be done Exodus 20:9 HEB: וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ כָּל־ מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒ NAS: and do all your work, KJV: and do all thy work: INT: and do all your work Exodus 20:10 HEB: תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה כָל־ מְלָאכָ֡֜ה אַתָּ֣ה ׀ וּבִנְךָֽ֣־ NAS: any work, you or your son KJV: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, INT: do any work you your son Exodus 22:8 HEB: שָׁלַ֛ח יָד֖וֹ בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ NAS: his hands on his neighbor's property. KJV: his hand unto his neighbour's goods. INT: laid his hands property his neighbor's Exodus 22:11 HEB: שָׁלַ֛ח יָד֖וֹ בִּמְלֶ֣אכֶת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְלָקַ֥ח NAS: on his neighbor's property; and its owner KJV: unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner INT: laid hands property his neighbor's shall accept Exodus 31:3 HEB: וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכָל־ מְלָאכָֽה׃ NAS: and in all [kinds of] craftsmanship, KJV: and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, INT: knowledge all craftsmanship Exodus 31:5 HEB: לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת בְּכָל־ מְלָאכָֽה׃ NAS: in all [kinds of] craftsmanship. KJV: to work in all manner of workmanship. INT: may work all craftsmanship Exodus 31:14 HEB: הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה בָהּ֙ מְלָאכָ֔ה וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ NAS: any work on it, that person KJV: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul INT: whoever does work shall be cut person Exodus 31:15 HEB: יָמִים֮ יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י NAS: days work may be done, KJV: days may work be done; INT: days may be done work day the seventh Exodus 31:15 HEB: כָּל־ הָעֹשֶׂ֧ה מְלָאכָ֛ה בְּי֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת NAS: does any work on the sabbath day KJV: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath INT: whoever does work day the sabbath Exodus 35:2 HEB: יָמִים֮ תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י NAS: days work may be done, KJV: days shall work be done, INT: days may be done work day the seventh Exodus 35:2 HEB: הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה ב֛וֹ מְלָאכָ֖ה יוּמָֽת׃ NAS: does any work on it shall be put to death. KJV: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. INT: whoever does work shall be put Exodus 35:21 HEB: תְּרוּמַ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה לִמְלֶ֨אכֶת אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ NAS: contribution for the work of the tent KJV: offering to the work of the tabernacle INT: contribution the LORD'S the work of the tent of meeting Exodus 35:24 HEB: שִׁטִּ֛ים לְכָל־ מְלֶ֥אכֶת הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה הֵבִֽיאוּ׃ NAS: for any work of the service KJV: wood for any work of the service, INT: acacia any work of the service brought Exodus 35:29 HEB: לְהָבִיא֙ לְכָל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה NAS: [material] for all the work, which KJV: to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD INT: to bring for all the work which had commanded Exodus 35:31 HEB: וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכָל־ מְלָאכָֽה׃ NAS: and in all craftsmanship; KJV: and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; INT: knowledge all craftsmanship Exodus 35:33 HEB: לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת בְּכָל־ מְלֶ֥אכֶת מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃ NAS: in every inventive work. KJV: to make any manner of cunning work. INT: to perform every work inventive Exodus 35:35 HEB: לַעֲשׂוֹת֮ כָּל־ מְלֶ֣אכֶת חָרָ֣שׁ ׀ וְחֹשֵׁב֒ NAS: every work of an engraver KJV: to work all manner of work, of the engraver, INT: to perform every work of an engraver A designer Exodus 35:35 HEB: עֹשֵׂי֙ כָּל־ מְלָאכָ֔ה וְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת׃ NAS: of every work and makers KJV: any work, and of those that devise INT: performers of every work and makers of designs Exodus 36:1 HEB: אֶֽת־ כָּל־ מְלֶ֖אכֶת עֲבֹדַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ NAS: all the work in the construction KJV: how to work all manner of work for the service INT: shall perform all the work the construction of the sanctuary 167 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4399 167 Occurrences bam·lā·ḵeṯ — 1 Occ. bam·mə·lā·ḵāh — 6 Occ. bim·laḵ·tōw — 3 Occ. bim·le·ḵeṯ — 4 Occ. ham·mə·lā·ḵāh — 41 Occ. lam·mə·lā·ḵāh — 5 Occ. lim·lā·ḵāh — 5 Occ. lim·laḵ·tōw — 2 Occ. lim·le·ḵeṯ — 2 Occ. mal·’ă·ḵō·wṯ — 1 Occ. mal·’ă·ḵō·w·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ. mə·lā·ḵāh — 41 Occ. mə·laḵ·te·ḵā — 4 Occ. mə·laḵ·tōw — 7 Occ. mə·le·ḵeṯ — 37 Occ. mim·mə·laḵ·tōw — 1 Occ. ū·mə·lā·ḵāh — 1 Occ. ḇam·mə·lā·ḵāh — 1 Occ. wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵāh — 3 Occ. ḇim·laḵ·tōw — 1 Occ.