Lexicon :: Strong's H4399 - mᵊlā'ḵâ

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 Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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)

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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.

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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)

Gen 2:2

Gen 2:2 - And on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 God^H430 ended^H3615 his work^H4399 which he had made;^H6213 and he rested^H7673 on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 from all his work^H4399 which he had made.^H6213

Gen 2:3

Gen 2:3 - And God^H430 blessed^H1288 the seventh^H7637 day,^H3117 and sanctified^H6942 it: because^H3588 that in it he had rested^H7673 from all his work^H4399 which God^H430 created^H1254 and made.^H6213

Gen 33:14

Gen 33:14 - Let my lord,^H113 I pray thee, pass over^H5674 before^H6440 his servant:^H5650 and I will lead on^H5095 softly,^H328 according as^H7272 the cattle^H4399 that goeth before me^H6440 and the children^H3206 be able to endure,^H7272 until I come^H935 unto my lord^H113 unto Seir.^H8165

Gen 39:11

Gen 39:11 - And it came to pass about this time,^H3117 that Joseph went^H935 into the house^H1004 to do^H6213 his business;^H4399 and there was none of the men^H376^H582 of the house^H1004 there within.

Exo 12:16

Exo 12:16 - And in the first^H7223 day^H3117 there shall be an holy^H6944 convocation,^H4744 and in the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 there shall be an holy^H6944 convocation^H4744 to you; no manner of work^H4399 shall be done^H6213 in them, save^H389 that which every man^H5315 must eat,^H398 that only may be done^H6213 of you.

Exo 20:9

Exo 20:9 - Six^H8337 days^H3117 shalt thou labour,^H5647 and do^H6213 all thy work:^H4399

Exo 20:10

Exo 20:10 - But the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 is the sabbath^H7676 of the LORD^H3068 thy God:^H430 in it thou shalt not do^H6213 any work,^H4399 thou, nor thy son,^H1121 nor thy daughter,^H1323 thy manservant,^H5650 nor thy maidservant,^H519 nor thy cattle,^H929 nor thy stranger^H1616 that is within thy gates:^H8179

Exo 22:8

Exo 22:8 - If the thief^H1590 be not^H3808 found,^H4672 then the master^H1167 of the house^H1004 shall be brought^H7126 unto the judges,^H430 to see whether he have put^H7971 his hand^H3027 unto his neighbour's^H7453 goods.^H4399

Exo 22:11

Exo 22:11 - Then shall an oath^H7621 of the LORD^H3068 be between them both,^H8147 that he hath not put^H7971 his hand^H3027 unto his neighbour's^H7453 goods;^H4399 and the owner^H1167 of it shall accept^H3947 thereof, and he shall not make it good.^H7999

Exo 31:3

Exo 31:3 - And I have filled^H4390 him with the spirit^H7307 of God,^H430 in wisdom,^H2451 and in understanding,^H8394 and in knowledge,^H1847 and in all manner of workmanship,^H4399

Exo 31:5

Exo 31:5 - And in cutting^H2799 of stones,^H68 to set^H4390 them, and in carving^H2799 of timber,^H6086 to work^H6213 in all manner of workmanship.^H4399

Exo 31:14

Exo 31:14 - Ye shall keep^H8104 the sabbath^H7676 therefore; for it is holy^H6944 unto you: every one that defileth^H2490 it shall surely^H4191 be put to death:^H4191 for whosoever doeth^H6213 any work^H4399 therein, that soul^H5315 shall be cut off^H3772 from among^H7130 his people.^H5971

Exo 31:15

Exo 31:15 - Six^H8337 days^H3117 may work^H4399 be done;^H6213 but in the seventh^H7637 is the sabbath^H7676 of rest,^H7677 holy^H6944 to the LORD:^H3068 whosoever doeth^H6213 any work^H4399 in the sabbath^H7676 day,^H3117 he shall surely^H4191 be put to death.^H4191

Exo 35:2

Exo 35:2 - Six^H8337 days^H3117 shall work^H4399 be done,^H6213 but on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 there shall be to you an holy day,^H6944 a sabbath^H7676 of rest^H7677 to the LORD:^H3068 whosoever doeth^H6213 work^H4399 therein shall be put to death.^H4191

Exo 35:21

Exo 35:21 - And they came,^H935 every one^H376 whose^H834 heart^H3820 stirred him up,^H5375 and every one whom his spirit^H7307 made willing,^H5068 and they brought^H935 the LORD'S^H3068 offering^H8641 to the work^H4399 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation,^H4150 and for all his service,^H5656 and for the holy^H6944 garments.^H899

Exo 35:24

Exo 35:24 - Every one that did offer^H7311 an offering^H8641 of silver^H3701 and brass^H5178 brought^H935 the LORD'S^H3068 offering:^H8641 and every man, with whom was found^H4672 shittim^H7848 wood^H6086 for any work^H4399 of the service,^H5656 brought^H935 it.

Exo 35:29

Exo 35:29 - The children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 brought^H935 a willing offering^H5071 unto the LORD,^H3068 every man^H376 and woman,^H802 whose^H834 heart^H3820 made them willing^H5068 to bring^H935 for all manner of work,^H4399 which the LORD^H3068 had commanded^H6680 to be made^H6213 by the hand^H3027 of Moses.^H4872

Exo 35:31

Exo 35:31 - And he hath filled^H4390 him with the spirit^H7307 of God,^H430 in wisdom,^H2451 in understanding,^H8394 and in knowledge,^H1847 and in all manner of workmanship;^H4399

Exo 35:33

Exo 35:33 - And in the cutting^H2799 of stones,^H68 to set^H4390 them, and in carving^H2799 of wood,^H6086 to make^H6213 any manner of cunning^H4284 work.^H4399

Exo 35:35

Exo 35:35 - Them hath he filled^H4390 with wisdom^H2451 of heart,^H3820 to work^H6213 all manner of work,^H4399 of the engraver,^H2796 and of the cunning workman,^H2803 and of the embroiderer,^H7551 in blue,^H8504 and in purple,^H713 in scarlet,^H8144^H8438 and in fine linen,^H8336 and of the weaver,^H707 even of them that do^H6213 any^H3605 work,^H4399 and of those that devise^H2803 cunning work.^H4284

Exo 36:1

Exo 36:1 - Then wrought^H6213 Bezaleel^H1212 and Aholiab,^H171 and every wise^H2450 hearted^H3820 man,^H376 in whom^H1992 the LORD^H3068 put^H5414 wisdom^H2451 and understanding^H8394 to know^H3045 how to work^H6213 all manner of work^H4399 for the service^H5656 of the sanctuary,^H6944 according to all that the LORD^H3068 had commanded.^H6680

Exo 36:2

Exo 36:2 - And Moses^H4872 called^H7121 Bezaleel^H1212 and Aholiab,^H171 and every wise^H2450 hearted^H3820 man,^H376 in whose heart^H3820 the LORD^H3068 had put^H5414 wisdom,^H2451 even every one whose heart^H3820 stirred him up^H5375 to come^H7126 unto the work^H4399 to do^H6213 it:

Exo 36:3

Exo 36:3 - And they received^H3947 of^H6440 Moses^H4872 all the offering,^H8641 which the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 had brought^H935 for the work^H4399 of the service^H5656 of the sanctuary,^H6944 to make^H6213 it withal. And they brought^H935 yet unto him free offerings^H5071 every morning.^H1242

Exo 36:4

Exo 36:4 - And all the wise men,^H2450 that wrought^H6213 all the work^H4399 of the sanctuary,^H6944 came^H935 every man^H376 from his work^H4399 which they made;^H6213

Exo 36:5

Exo 36:5 - And they spake^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 saying,^H559 The people^H5971 bring^H935 much more^H7235 than enough^H1767 for the service^H5656 of the work,^H4399 which the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680 to make.^H6213

Exo 36:6

Exo 36:6 - And Moses^H4872 gave commandment,^H6680 and they caused it to be proclaimed^H6963^H5674 throughout the camp,^H4264 saying,^H559 Let neither man^H376 nor woman^H802 make^H6213 any more work^H4399 for the offering^H8641 of the sanctuary.^H6944 So the people^H5971 were restrained^H3607 from bringing.^H935

Exo 36:7

Exo 36:7 - For the stuff^H4399 they had was sufficient^H1767 for all the work^H4399 to make^H6213 it, and too much.^H3498

Exo 36:8

Exo 36:8 - And every wise^H2450 hearted man^H3820 among them that wrought^H6213 the work^H4399 of the tabernacle^H4908 made^H6213 ten^H6235 curtains^H3407 of fine twined^H7806 linen,^H8336 and blue,^H8504 and purple,^H713 and scarlet:^H8144^H8438 with cherubims^H3742 of cunning^H2803 work^H4639 made^H6213 he them.

Exo 38:24

Exo 38:24 - All the gold^H2091 that was occupied^H6213 for the work^H4399 in all the work^H4399 of the holy^H6944 place, even the gold^H2091 of the offering,^H8573 was twenty^H6242 and nine^H8672 talents,^H3603 and seven^H7651 hundred^H3967 and thirty^H7970 shekels,^H8255 after the shekel^H8255 of the sanctuary.^H6944

Exo 39:43

Exo 39:43 - And Moses^H4872 did look^H7200 upon all^H3651 the work,^H4399 and, behold, they had done^H6213 it as the LORD^H3068 had commanded,^H6680 even so had they done^H6213 it: and Moses^H4872 blessed^H1288 them.

Exo 40:33

Exo 40:33 - And he reared up^H6965 the court^H2691 round about^H5439 the tabernacle^H4908 and the altar,^H4196 and set up^H5414 the hanging^H4539 of the court^H2691 gate.^H8179 So Moses^H4872 finished^H3615 the work.^H4399

Lev 7:24

Lev 7:24 - And the fat^H2459 of the beast that dieth of itself,^H5038 and the fat^H2459 of that which is torn with beasts,^H2966 may be used^H6213 in any other use:^H4399 but ye shall in no wise^H398 eat^H398 of it.

Lev 11:32

Lev 11:32 - And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead,^H4194 doth fall,^H5307 it shall be unclean;^H2930 whether it be any vessel^H3627 of wood,^H6086 or raiment,^H899 or skin,^H5785 or sack,^H8242 whatsoever vessel^H3627 it be, wherein any work^H4399 is done,^H6213 it must be put^H935 into water,^H4325 and it shall be unclean^H2930 until the even;^H6153 so it shall be cleansed.^H2891

Lev 13:48

Lev 13:48 - Whether it be in the warp,^H8359 or woof;^H6154 of linen,^H6593 or of woollen;^H6785 whether in a skin,^H5785 or in any thing made^H4399 of skin;^H5785

Lev 13:51

Lev 13:51 - And he shall look^H7200 on the plague^H5061 on the seventh^H7637 day:^H3117 if the plague^H5061 be spread^H6581 in the garment,^H899 either in the warp,^H8359 or in the woof,^H6154 or in a skin,^H5785 or in any work^H4399 that is made^H6213 of skin;^H5785 the plague^H5061 is a fretting^H3992 leprosy;^H6883 it is unclean.^H2931

Lev 16:29

Lev 16:29 - And this shall be a statute^H2708 for ever^H5769 unto you: that in the seventh^H7637 month,^H2320 on the tenth^H6218 day of the month,^H2320 ye shall afflict^H6031 your souls,^H5315 and do^H6213 no work^H4399 at all, whether it be one of your own country,^H249 or a stranger^H1616 that sojourneth^H1481 among^H8432 you:

Lev 23:3

Lev 23:3 - Six^H8337 days^H3117 shall work^H4399 be done:^H6213 but the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 is the sabbath^H7676 of rest,^H7677 an holy^H6944 convocation;^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no work^H4399 therein: it is the sabbath^H7676 of the LORD^H3068 in all your dwellings.^H4186

Lev 23:7

Lev 23:7 - In the first^H7223 day^H3117 ye shall have an holy^H6944 convocation:^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein.

Lev 23:8

Lev 23:8 - But ye shall offer^H7126 an offering made by fire^H801 unto the LORD^H3068 seven^H7651 days:^H3117 in the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 is an holy^H6944 convocation:^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein.

Lev 23:21

Lev 23:21 - And ye shall proclaim^H7121 on the selfsame^H6106 day,^H3117 that it may be an holy^H6944 convocation^H4744 unto you: ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein: it shall be a statute^H2708 for ever^H5769 in all your dwellings^H4186 throughout your generations.^H1755

Lev 23:25

Lev 23:25 - Ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein: but ye shall offer^H7126 an offering made by fire^H801 unto the LORD.^H3068

Lev 23:28

Lev 23:28 - And ye shall do^H6213 no work^H4399 in that same^H6106 day:^H3117 for it is a day^H3117 of atonement,^H3725 to make an atonement^H3722 for you before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 your God.^H430

Lev 23:30

Lev 23:30 - And whatsoever soul^H5315 it be that doeth^H6213 any work^H4399 in that same^H6106 day,^H3117 the same soul^H5315 will I destroy^H6 from among^H7130 his people.^H5971

Lev 23:31

Lev 23:31 - Ye shall do^H6213 no manner of work:^H4399 it shall be a statute^H2708 for ever^H5769 throughout your generations^H1755 in all your dwellings.^H4186

Lev 23:35

Lev 23:35 - On the first^H7223 day^H3117 shall be an holy^H6944 convocation:^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein.

Lev 23:36

Lev 23:36 - Seven^H7651 days^H3117 ye shall offer^H7126 an offering made by fire^H801 unto the LORD:^H3068 on the eighth^H8066 day^H3117 shall be an holy^H6944 convocation^H4744 unto you; and ye shall offer^H7126 an offering made by fire^H801 unto the LORD:^H3068 it is a solemn assembly;^H6116 and ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein.

Num 4:3

Num 4:3 - From thirty^H7970 years^H8141 old^H1121 and upward^H4605 even until fifty^H2572 years^H8141 old,^H1121 all that enter^H935 into the host,^H6635 to do^H6213 the work^H4399 in the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation.^H4150

Num 28:18

Num 28:18 - In the first^H7223 day^H3117 shall be an holy^H6944 convocation;^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no manner of servile^H5656 work^H4399 therein:

Num 28:25

Num 28:25 - And on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 ye shall have an holy^H6944 convocation;^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work.^H4399

Num 28:26

Num 28:26 - Also in the day^H3117 of the firstfruits,^H1061 when ye bring^H7126 a new^H2319 meat offering^H4503 unto the LORD,^H3068 after your weeks^H7620 be out, ye shall have an holy^H6944 convocation;^H4744 ye shall do^H6213 no servile^H5656 work:^H4399

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