מְלָאכָה
Transliteration
mᵊlā'ḵâ
Pronunciation
mel-aw-kaw'
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.
† 6. public business:
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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

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

Exodus

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

Leviticus

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

Numbers

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

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 5:13; Deuteronomy 5:14

Judges

Judges 16:11

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:9

1 Kings

1 Kings 7:14; 1 Kings 9:23; 1 Kings 11:28

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:34; 1 Chronicles 9:13; 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 22:15; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Chronicles 23:24; 1 Chronicles 26:29; 1 Chronicles 26:30; 1 Chronicles 27:26; 1 Chronicles 28:13; 1 Chronicles 28:19; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 1 Chronicles 28:21; 1 Chronicles 29:5; 1 Chronicles 29:6

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 13:10; 2 Chronicles 17:13; 2 Chronicles 24:12; 2 Chronicles 29:34

Ezra

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

Nehemiah

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

Esther

Esther 3:9; Esther 9:3

Psalms

Psalms 73:28; Psalms 73:28; Psalms 107:23

Proverbs

Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 24:27

Jeremiah

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

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 28:13

Daniel

Daniel 8:27

Jonah

Jonah 1:8; Jonah 1:8