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Lexicon :: Strong's H4399 - mᵊlā'ḵâ

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מְלָאכָה
Transliteration
mᵊlā'ḵâ
Pronunciation
mel-aw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as מַלְאָךְ (H4397)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1068b

Strong’s Definitions

מְלָאכָה mᵉlâʼkâh, mel-aw-kaw'; from the same as H4397; 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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 167x

The KJV translates Strong's H4399 in the following manner: work (129x), business (12x), workmen (with H6213) (7x), workmanship (5x), goods (2x), cattle (1x), stuff (1x), thing (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 167x
The KJV translates Strong's H4399 in the following manner: work (129x), business (12x), workmen (with H6213) (7x), workmanship (5x), goods (2x), cattle (1x), stuff (1x), thing (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. occupation, work, business

    1. occupation, business

    2. property

    3. work (something done or made)

    4. workmanship

    5. service, use

    6. public business

      1. political

      2. religious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְלָאכָה mᵉlâʼkâh, mel-aw-kaw'; from the same as H4397; 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).
STRONGS H4399: Abbreviations
מְלָאכָה 167 noun feminine occupation, work (for *מַלְאָכָה; compare Phoenician מלאכת labour) — מ׳ Exodus 12:16 102 times; מְלָ֑אכֶת 2 Chronicles 13:10; construct מְלֶאכֶת Exodus 35:24 + 42 times; suffix מְלַאכְתְּךָ Jonah 1:8; מְלַאכְתֶּ֑ךָ Exodus 20:9 + 2 times; מְלַאכְתּוֺ Genesis 2:2 + 13 times; 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 property 2 Chronicles 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 2 Chronicles 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; 2 Chronicles 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:2; 2:2; 2:3; 33:14; 39:11

Exodus

12:1; 12:16; 12:16; 20:9; 20:9; 20:10; 22:7; 22:10; 31:3; 31:5; 35:21; 35:24; 35:24; 35:29; 35:31; 35:33; 35:35; 36:1; 36:2; 36:3; 36:4; 36:5; 38:24

Leviticus

7:24; 11:32; 13:48; 13:51; 16:29; 23:3; 23:7; 23:8; 23:21; 23:25; 23:28; 23:30; 23:31; 23:35; 23:36

Numbers

28:18; 28:25; 28:26; 29:1; 29:7; 29:12; 29:35

Deuteronomy

5:13; 5:14

Judges

16:11

1 Samuel

15:9

1 Kings

7:14; 9:23; 11:28

1 Chronicles

6:34; 9:13; 9:19; 22:15; 23:4; 23:24; 26:29; 26:30; 27:26; 28:13; 28:19; 28:20; 28:21; 29:5; 29:6

2 Chronicles

13:10; 17:13; 24:12; 29:34

Ezra

3:8; 3:9; 6:22; 10:13

Nehemiah

2:16; 4:5; 10:34; 11:22

Esther

3:9; 9:3

Psalms

73:28; 73:28; 107:23

Proverbs

18:9; 22:29; 24:27

Jeremiah

17:22; 17:24; 18:3; 50:25

Ezekiel

28:13

Daniel

8:27

Jonah

1:8; 1:8

H4399

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Strong's Number H4399 matches the Hebrew מְלָאכָה (mᵊlā'ḵâ),
which occurs 167 times in 149 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 2:2–Num 28:26)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:2 - And on the seventh day God ended his work H4399 which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work H4399 which he had made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:3 - And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work H4399 which God created and made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:14 - Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle H4399 that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:11 - And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; H4399 and there was none of the men of the house there within.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:16 - And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work H4399 shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:9 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:10 - But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, H4399 thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:8 - If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:11 - Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; H4399 and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:3 - And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:5 - And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:14 - Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work H4399 therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:15 - Six days may work H4399 be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work H4399 in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:2 - Six days shall work H4399 be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work H4399 therein shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 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 H4399 of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:24 - Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD'S offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work H4399 of the service, brought it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 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, H4399 which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:31 - And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:33 - And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, H4399 of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, H4399 and of those that devise cunning work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:1 - Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work H4399 for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 - And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work H4399 to do it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:3 - And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work H4399 of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:4 - And all the wise men, that wrought all the work H4399 of the sanctuary, came every man from his work H4399 which they made;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:5 - And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, H4399 which the LORD commanded to make.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:6 - And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work H4399 for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:7 - For the stuff H4399 they had was sufficient for all the work H4399 to make it, and too much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work H4399 of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:24 - All the gold that was occupied for the work H4399 in all the work H4399 of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:43

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:43 - And Moses did look upon all the work, H4399 and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:33 - And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24 - And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: H4399 but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work H4399 is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:48 - Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made H4399 of skin;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51 - And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work H4399 that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 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 H4399 at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:3 - Six days shall work H4399 be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work H4399 therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:7 - In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work H4399 therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:8 - But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work H4399 therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:21 - And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work H4399 therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:25 - Ye shall do no servile work H4399 therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:28 - And ye shall do no work H4399 in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:30 - And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work H4399 in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:31 - Ye shall do no manner of work: H4399 it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:35 - On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work H4399 therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:36 - Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work H4399 therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:3 - From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work H4399 in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:18 - In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work H4399 therein:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:25 - And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:26 - Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: H4399

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