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Lexicon :: Strong's H4639 - maʿăśê

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מַעֲשֶׂה
Transliteration
maʿăśê
Pronunciation
mah-as-eh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1708a

Strong’s Definitions

מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh, mah-as-eh'; from H6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property:—act, art, bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, × well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 235x

The KJV translates Strong's H4639 in the following manner: work (189x), needlework (with H7551) (5x), acts (4x), labour (4x), doing (4x), art (3x), deed (3x), miscellaneous (23x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 235x
The KJV translates Strong's H4639 in the following manner: work (189x), needlework (with H7551) (5x), acts (4x), labour (4x), doing (4x), art (3x), deed (3x), miscellaneous (23x).
  1. deed, work

    1. deed, thing done, act

    2. work, labour

    3. business, pursuit

    4. undertaking, enterprise

    5. achievement

    6. deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)

    7. work, thing made

    8. work (of God)

    9. product

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh, mah-as-eh'; from H6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property:—act, art, bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, × well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.
STRONGS H4639: Abbreviations
מַעֲשֶׂה 233 noun masculineGenesis 20:9 deed, work; — absolute מ׳ Genesis 44:15 +, construct מַעֲשֵׂה Isaiah 5:12 +; suffix מַעֲשֵׂהוּ Judges 13:12 +, etc.; plural מַעֲשִׂים Genesis 20:9 +; construct מַעֲשֵׂי Jeremiah 1:16 +; suffix מַעֲשָׂיו 1 Samuel 19:4 (or singular, so Dr) +, etc.; — often accusative of congnate meaning with verb with עשׂה; —
1. a.
(1) deed, thing done by man Numbers 16:28 (JE), 1 Kings 13:11; Isaiah 26:12; — 1 Samuel 20:19 is obscure;
(2) implic. evil Genesis 44:15(J), Exodus 23:24 (E), Nehemiah 6:14 + 8 times, + sg. Coll. doings(s) Micah 6:16 Leveticus 18:3 (twice in verse) (H), 2 Chronicles 17:4, יְדֵיהֶם מ׳ Lamentations 3:64 Haggai 2:14 Job 33:17 (reading מִמַּעֲשֵׂהוּ Greek Version of the LXX Di Siegf Bu). Ezekiel 16:30 (behaviour); explic. הָרָעִים מַעֲשֵׂינוּ Ezra 9:13 compare Ecclesiastes 4:3 Ecclesiastes 8:11 Ecclesiastes 8:14, מַעֲשֵׂיאָוֶן Isaiah 59:6; specifically of idolatrous practices, יְדֵיכֶם מ׳ following Deuteronomy 31:29 Jeremiah 25:6 Jeremiah 25:7 Jeremiah 32:30, pl. Jeremiah 44:8, compare following 1 Kings 16:7 2 Kings 22:17 = 2 Chronicles 34:25;
(3) implic. right, praisworthy 1 Samuel 19:4 2 Kings 23:19 Jonah 3:10 Proverbs 31:31; of duty in general יַעֲשׂוּן אֲשֶׁר הַמּ׳ Exodus 18:20 (E) =what they are to do; explic. Ecclesiastes 4:4 Ecclesiastes 8:14
(4) as basis of judgment (good or bad) Isaiah 66:18 Psalm 33:15 Ecclesiastes 12:14, יְדֵיהֶם מ׳ Jeremiah 25:14.
b.
(1) work, labour, husbandry Exodus 23:16 (E), Genesis 5:29 (J), Judges 19:16, יְדֵיכֶם מ׳ Haggai 2:17; enforced labour of Israel in Egypt Exodus 5:5 Exodus 5:13 (J); in general Exodus 23:12 (E); also of product of labour Exodus 23:16, compare Isaiah 65:22 Ecclesiastes 5:5; הַמּ׳ יְמֵי שֵׁשֶׁת Ezekiel 46:1 the six working-says; of religious work, הָא׳ בֵּ׳ת עֲבֹדַת מ׳ 1 Chronicles 23:28, compare מ׳ 2 Chronicles 31:21;
(3) undertaking, enterprise, Isaiah 19:14 Isaiah 19:15 Deuteronomy 15:10; יָדֶ֑ךָ מ׳ Deuteronomy 2:7 + 5 times Deuteronomy, 2 Chronicles 32:30 Job 1:10 Psalm 28:4, יָדֵינוּ מ׳ Psalm 90:17 (twice in verse);
(4) achievement Jeremiah 48:7; Esther 10:2;
(5) in weakened sense, מַעֲשֶׂךָ Proverbs 16:3 thine affairs; nearly=occurrences Ecclesiastes 1:14 (plural), Ecclesiastes 2:17 Ecclesiastes 8:17 (following).
c. deed(s), work(s) of י׳, especially in deliverance and in judgment, Judges 2:7, 10; Joshua 24:31 (D), Psalm 33:4 + 21 times, + יָדָיו מ׳ etc. Isaiah 5:12; Psalm 28:5; Psalm 92:5 + 4 times; הָאֱלֹהִים מ׳ in general Ecclesiastes 7:13; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 11:5; compare Ecclesiastes 3:11.
2. a.
(1) work, thing made, by man, אֹפֶה מ׳ Genesis 40:17 (E) baker’s work; יוֹצֵר יְדֵי מ׳ Lamentations 4:2; often of furnishings of the tabernacle, חשֵׁב מ׳ Exodus 26:1 + 7 times, רֹקֵם מ׳ Exodus 26:36 + 5 times, אֹרֵג מ׳ Exodus 28:32 + 2 times, חָרָשׁ מ׳ Exodus 28:11, compare אָמּן יְדֵי מ׳ Songs 7:2; of holy oil, etc. רֹקֵחַ מ׳ Exodus 30:25 + 2 times (insert רֹקֵחַ perhaps also 2 Chronicles 16:14); hence מ׳=work of art Isaiah 3:24 (of coiffure), compare מ׳ כְּלִי Numbers 31:51; following noun of material, pattern, etc., צִזִּים מ׳ Numbers 31:20 (i.e. goats' hair), see also Exodus 27:4; Exodus 28:14 +; in temple, שְׂבָכָה מ׳ 1 Kings 7:17, מ׳ שׁוּשַׁן 1 Kings 7:19, etc., צַעֲצֻעִים מ׳ 2 Chronicles 3:10, compare הַחֲבִתִּים מ׳ 1 Chronicles 9:31 the work of (consisting in) breadwafers; =materials of (prepared for) הָעוֹלָה 2 Chronicles 4:6; in theoph. הַסַּפִּיר לִבְנַת מ׳ Exodus 24:10 (J); מ׳ of ships 2 Chronicles 20:37; in general Isaiah 29:16; Exodus 27:16, 18 = thy manufactures, wares; מַעֲשַׂי Psalm 45:2=my verses (ποίημα poem);
(2) workmanship Ezekiel 1:16 (twice in verse) (Ezekiel 1:16a del. Co Toy) I Kings 7:8 Exodus 18:8 + 11 times.
(3) אָדָם יְדֵי מ׳ of idols (contemptuously) Deuteronomy 4:28 2 Kings 19:18=Isaiah 37:19=2 Chronicles 32:19, Psalm 115:4 Psalm 135:15, compare Isaiah 2:8 (יָדָיו מ׳), Hosea 14:4 Micah 5:12 Jeremiah 1:16; so (יְדֵי) מ׳ חָרָשׁ Deuteronomy 27:15 Jeremiah 10:3 Jeremiah 10:9, compare Hosea 13:2; חֲכָמִים מ׳ Jeremiah 10:9; תַּעְתֻּעִים מ׳ Jeremiah 10:15 Jeremiah 51:18; apparently also מַעֲשֵׂהֶם Isaiah 41:29 compare Isaiah 57:12 Ezekiel 6:6; יָדָיו מ׳ of altars Isaiah 17:8.
b. work (made by) God Exodus 32:16 (E); especially (poetry and late), of created things, Psalm 103:22; Psalm 104:24 + 4 times Psalms; אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ מ׳ Psalm 8:4, יָרֶיךָ מ׳ Psalm 102:26 (both of heavens), compare Psalm 19:2 (heavenly bodies), Psalm 8:7 (animals); of man Job 14:15; Job 34:19, compare לָדַעַת כָּלאַֿנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵׂהוּ Job 37:7 (but read probably אנשׁים Vulgate Ol Di and others); of nation Isaiah 19:25; Isaiah 60:21; Isaiah 64:7; of weights Proverbs 16:11 (but read perhaps הַמֶּלֶךְ) for י׳ Gr Toy).
c. product of olive-tree, זַיִת מ׳ Habakkuk 3:17; figurative product of righteousness Isaiah 32:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:29; 20:9; 20:9; 40:17; 44:15; 44:15; 46:33; 47:3

Exodus

5:5; 5:13; 18:8; 18:20; 23:12; 23:16; 23:16; 23:24; 24:10; 26:1; 26:36; 27:4; 27:16; 27:18; 28:11; 28:14; 28:32; 30:25; 32:16

Numbers

16:28; 31:20; 31:51

Deuteronomy

2:7; 4:28; 15:10; 27:15; 31:29

Joshua

24:31

Judges

2:7; 2:10; 13:12; 13:12; 19:16

1 Samuel

19:4; 19:4; 20:19; 25:2

1 Kings

7:8; 7:17; 7:19; 13:11; 16:7

2 Kings

19:18; 22:17; 23:19

1 Chronicles

9:31; 23:28

2 Chronicles

3:10; 4:6; 16:14; 17:4; 20:37; 31:21; 32:19; 32:30; 34:25

Ezra

9:13

Nehemiah

6:14

Esther

10:2

Job

1:10; 14:15; 33:17; 34:19; 37:7

Psalms

8:4; 8:7; 19:2; 28:4; 28:5; 33:4; 33:15; 45:2; 90:17; 92:5; 102:26; 103:22; 104:24; 115:4; 135:15

Proverbs

16:3; 16:11; 31:31

Ecclesiastes

1:14; 2:4; 2:17; 3:11; 3:17; 3:22; 4:3; 4:4; 5:5; 7:13; 8:9; 8:11; 8:14; 8:14; 8:17; 8:17; 9:7; 9:10; 11:5; 12:14

Song of Songs

7:2

Isaiah

2:8; 3:24; 5:12; 5:12; 17:8; 19:14; 19:15; 19:25; 26:12; 29:15; 29:16; 32:17; 37:19; 41:29; 54:16; 57:12; 59:6; 60:21; 64:7; 65:22; 66:18

Jeremiah

1:16; 1:16; 10:3; 10:9; 10:9; 10:15; 25:6; 25:7; 25:14; 32:30; 44:8; 48:7; 51:18

Lamentations

3:64; 4:2

Ezekiel

1:16; 1:16; 6:6; 16:30; 46:1

Hosea

13:2; 14:4

Jonah

3:10

Micah

5:12; 6:16

Habakkuk

3:17

Haggai

2:14; 2:17

H4639

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4639 matches the Hebrew מַעֲשֶׂה (maʿăśê),
which occurs 235 times in 221 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 5 (Job 1:10–Ecc 2:17)

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:10 - “Have You not made a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work H4639 of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:15 -

“You will call, and I will answer You;

You will long for the work H4639 of Your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:17 -

So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct H4639,

And [fn]keep a man from pride;

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:19 -

Who shows no partiality to the prominent,

Nor regards the rich as above the poor,

Since they are all the work H4639 of His hands?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:7 -

“He seals the hand of every person,

So that all people may know His work H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:3 -

When I [fn]consider Your heavens, the work H4639 of Your fingers,

The moon and the stars, which You have set in place;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:6 -

You have him rule over the works H4639 of Your hands;

You have put everything under his feet,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1 -

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

The heavens tell of the glory of God;

And their expanse declares the work H4639 of His hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 -

Give back to them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;

Give back to them according to the work H4639 of their hands;

Repay them what is due them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:5 -

Because they do not regard the works of the LORD

Nor the deeds H4639 of His hands,

He will tear them down and not build them up.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:4 -

For the word of the LORD is right,

And all His work H4639 is done in faithfulness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:15 -

He who fashions [fn]the hearts of them all,

He who understands all their works H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 -

For the music director; according to the [fn]Shoshannim. A [fn]Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.

My heart is moved with a good theme;

I [fn]address my [fn]verses H4639 to the [fn]King;

My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:12 -

And faithfulness is Yours, Lord,

For You reward a person according to his work H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:9 -

Then all people [fn]will fear,

And they [fn]will declare the work of God,

And [fn]will consider [fn]what H4639 He has done H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 -

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works H4639!

Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to obey You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:8 -

There is no one like You among the gods, Lord,

Nor are there any works H4639 like Yours.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:17 -

May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;

And [fn]confirm for us the work H4639 of our hands;

Yes, [fn]confirm the work H4639 of our hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:4 -

For You, LORD, have made me joyful by [fn]what You have done,

I will sing for joy over the works H4639 of Your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:5 -

How great are Your works H4639, LORD!

Your [fn]thoughts are very deep.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:25 -

“In time of old You founded the earth,

And the heavens are the work H4639 of Your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:22 -

Bless the LORD, all you works H4639 of His,

In all places of His dominion;

Bless the LORD, my soul!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:13 -

[fn]He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:24 -

LORD, how many are Your works H4639!

[fn]In wisdom You have made them all;

The earth is full of Your [fn]possessions.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:31 -

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

May the LORD rejoice in His works H4639;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 -

They quickly forgot His works H4639;

They did not wait for His plan,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35 -

But they got involved with the nations

And learned their [fn]practices H4639,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:39 -

So they became unclean in their [fn]practices H4639,

And [fn]were unfaithful in their deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:22 -

They shall also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And tell of His works H4639 with joyful singing.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24 -

They have seen the works H4639 of the LORD,

And His [fn]wonders in the deep.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:2 -

Great are the works H4639 of the LORD;

They are [fn]studied by all who delight in them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:6 -

He has made known to His people the power of His works H4639,

In giving them the inheritance of the nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 -

The works H4639 of His hands are [fn]truth and justice;

All His precepts are trustworthy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:4 -

Their idols are silver and gold,

The work H4639 of human hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:17 -

I will not die, but live,

And tell of the works H4639 of [fn]the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:15 -

The idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold,

The work H4639 of human hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:8 -

The LORD will accomplish what concerns me;

Your faithfulness, LORD, is everlasting;

Do not abandon the works H4639 of Your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14 -

I will give thanks to You, because [fn]I am awesomely and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works H4639,

And my soul knows it very well.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 -

I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all Your accomplishments;

I reflect on the work H4639 of Your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:4 -

One generation will praise Your works H4639 to another,

And will declare Your mighty acts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 -

The LORD is good to all,

And His mercies are over all His works H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:10 -

All Your works H4639 will give thanks to You, LORD,

And Your godly ones will bless You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:17 -

The LORD is righteous in all His ways,

And kind in all His works H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:3 -

[fn]Commit your works H4639 to the LORD,

And your plans will be established.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:11 -

A just balance and scales belong to the LORD;

All the [fn]weights of the bag are His [fn]concern H4639.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:31 -

Give her the [fn]product of her hands,

And let her works H4639 praise her in the gates.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I have seen all the works H4639 which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is futility and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:4 - I enlarged my works H4639: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - So I considered all my activities H4639 which my hands had done and the labor which I had [fn]exerted, and behold, all was futility and striving after wind, and there was no benefit under the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I hated life, for the work H4639 which had been done under the sun was [fn]unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

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