The meaning of “מַעֲשֶׂה”
Understanding maʻăseh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, ope...
מַעֲשֶׂה
act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought. - an action (good or bad) - generally, a transaction - abstractly, activity - by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 44:15 | “And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?” Word: מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh) | |
| Judges 13:12 | “And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?” Word: מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh) | |
| Ezra 9:13 | “And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;” Word: מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh) | |
| Ecclesiastes 5:6 | “Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?” Word: מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh) | |
| Daniel 9:14 | “Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.” Word: מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh) |
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