מְלָאכָה (mᵉlâʼkâh) — Business
Hebrew word study: מְלָאכָה (mᵉlâʼkâh), Strong's H4399. properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
KJV translation words: business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
Strong's H4399 is tagged on 167 words in 149 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:2 and last appears in Haggai 1:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 149)
- Genesis 2:2 — מְלַאכְתּוֹ — work his
- Genesis 2:3 — מְלַאכְתּוֹ — work his
- Genesis 33:14 — הַמְּלָאכָה — the property
- Genesis 39:11 — מְלַאכְתּוֹ — work his
- Exodus 12:16 — מְלָאכָה — work
- Exodus 20:9 — מְלַאכְתֶּךָ — work your
- Exodus 20:10 — מְלָאכָה — work
- Exodus 22:8 — בִּמְלֶאכֶת — on the property of
- Exodus 22:11 — בִּמְלֶאכֶת — on the property of
- Exodus 31:3 — מְלָאכָה — workmanship
- Exodus 31:5 — מְלָאכָה — workmanship
- Exodus 31:14 — מְלָאכָה — work
- Exodus 31:15 — מְלָאכָה — work
- Exodus 35:2 — מְלָאכָה — work
- Exodus 35:21 — לִמְלֶאכֶת — for the work of
- Exodus 35:24 — מְלֶאכֶת — the work of
- Exodus 35:29 — הַמְּלָאכָה — the work
- Exodus 35:31 — מְלָאכָה — workmanship
- Exodus 35:33 — מְלֶאכֶת — workmanship of
- Exodus 35:35 — מְלֶאכֶת — the work of
- Exodus 36:1 — מְלֶאכֶת — the work of
- Exodus 36:2 — הַמְּלָאכָה — the work
- Exodus 36:3 — לִמְלֶאכֶת — for the work of
- Exodus 36:4 — מְלֶאכֶת — the work of
- Exodus 36:5 — לַמְּלָאכָה — for the work
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Named in this entry's derivation: H4397 מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399) mean?
Properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor).
How is H4399 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4399 as: business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship)..
How often does מְלָאכָה (mᵉlâʼkâh) appear?
Strong's H4399 is tagged on 167 words in 149 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:2 and last appears in Haggai 1:14.
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