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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 3 / 3 (2Ch 29:34–Hag 1:14)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:34 - But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work H4399 was completed and until the other priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more [fn]conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:10 - Then they gave it into the hands of the workmen H4399 who had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and the workmen H4399 who were working in the house of the LORD [fn]used it to restore and repair the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12 - The men did the work H4399 faithfully with foremen over them to supervise: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 - They were also over the burden bearers, and supervised all the workmen H4399 from job to job; and some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:17 - “They have also emptied out the money which was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hands of the supervisors and the workmen.” H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:69

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:69 - According to their ability they gave to the treasury for the work H4399 61,000 gold drachmas and 5,000 silver minas and 100 priestly [fn]garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:8 - Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to oversee the work H4399 of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:9 - Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of [fn]Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen H4399 in the temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:22 - And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to [fn]encourage them in the work H4399 of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - “But there are many people; it is the rainy season and we are not able to stand in the open. Nor can the task H4399 be done in one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16 - The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; nor had I as yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials or the rest who did the work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:11 - Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.” H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 - When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work H4399 while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17 - Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work H4399 and the other holding a weapon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work H4399 is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall far from one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21 - So we carried on the work H4399 with half of them holding spears from [fn]dawn until the stars [fn]appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22 - At that time I also said to the people, “Let each man with his servant spend the night within Jerusalem so that they may be a guard for us by night and a laborer H4399 by day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:16 - I also [fn]applied myself to the work H4399 on this wall; we did not buy any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:3 - So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work H4399 and I cannot come down. Why should the work H4399 stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:9 - For all of them were trying to frighten us, [fn]thinking, “[fn]They will become discouraged with the work H4399 and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they [fn]lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work H4399 had been accomplished [fn]with the help of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:70

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:70 - Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. H4399 The [fn]governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests’ garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71 - Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work H4399 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:33 - for the showbread, for the continual grain offering, for the continual burnt offering, the sabbaths, the new moon, for the appointed times, for the holy things and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work H4399 of the house of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:12 - and their [fn]kinsmen who performed the work H4399 of the [fn]temple, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:16 - and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the [fn]leaders of the Levites, who were [fn]in charge of the outside work H4399 of the house of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:22 - Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, from the sons of Asaph, who were the singers for the [fn]service H4399 of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:10 - I also [fn]discovered that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers who performed the service H4399 had [fn]gone away, each to his own field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:30 - Thus I purified them from everything foreign and appointed duties for the priests and the Levites, each in his task, H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:9 - “If it is pleasing to the king, let it be [fn]decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry on the king’s business, H4399 to put into the king’s treasuries.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - Even all the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and those who were doing the king’s business H4399 [fn]assisted the Jews, because the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:28 - But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord [fn]GOD my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works. H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:23 - Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business H4399 on great waters;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:9 - He also who is slack in his work H4399
Is brother to him who destroys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29 - Do you see a man skilled in his work? H4399
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:27 - Prepare your work H4399 outside
And make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:22 - “You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day nor do any work, H4399 but keep the sabbath day holy, as I commanded your [fn]forefathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:24 - “But it will come about, if you listen attentively to Me,” declares the LORD, “to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work H4399 on it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:3 - Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something H4399 on the [fn]wheel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 - “Cursed be the one who does the LORD’S work H4399 negligently,
And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:25 - The LORD has opened His armory
And has brought forth the weapons of His indignation,
For it is a work H4399 of the Lord [fn]GOD of hosts
In the land of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:3 - “Can wood be taken from it to make [fn]anything, H4399 or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:4 - “[fn]If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for [fn]anything? H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:5 - “Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into [fn]anything. H4399 How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into [fn]anything! H4399

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - “You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship H4399 of your [fn]settings and [fn]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:27 - Then I, Daniel, was [fn]exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up again and carried on the king’s business; H4399 but I was astounded at the vision, and there was none to [fn]explain it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - Then they said to him, “Tell us, now! On whose account has this calamity struck us? What is your occupation? H4399 And where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:14 - So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

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