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Lexicon :: Strong's H4399 - mᵊlā'ḵâ

Aa
מְלָאכָה
Transliteration
mᵊlā'ḵâ
Pronunciation
mel-aw-kaw'
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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.
† 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

H4399

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Strong's Number H4399 matches the Hebrew מְלָאכָה (mᵊlā'ḵâ),
which occurs 167 times in 149 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (2Ch 29:34–Hag 1:14)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:34 - But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in sanctifying themselves than the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:10 - Then they put it in the hand of the foremen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the LORD, to repair and restore the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12 - And the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 - were over the burden bearers and were overseers of all who did work in any kind of service. And some of the Levites were scribes, officers, and gatekeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:17 - “And they have gathered the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:69

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:69 - According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:8 - Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak,[fn] and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:9 - Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers, Kadmiel with his sons, and the sons of Judah,[fn] arose as one to oversee those working on the house of God: the sons of Henadad with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:22 - And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the LORD made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - “But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16 - And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:11 - And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 - And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17 - Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21 - So we labored in the work, and half of the men[fn] held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22 - At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:16 - Indeed, I also continued the work on this wall, and we[fn] did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:3 - So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:9 - For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.” Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:70

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:70 - And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor[fn] gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71 - Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:33 - for the showbread, for the regular grain offering, for the regular burnt offering of the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:12 - Their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:16 - Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:22 - Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:10 - I also realized that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to his field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:30 - Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:9 - “If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and all those doing the king’s work, helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:28 - But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all Your works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:23 - Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:9 - He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29 - Do you see a man who excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before unknown men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:27 - Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:22 - “nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:24 - “And it shall be, if you heed Me carefully,” says the LORD, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:3 - Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 - Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully,
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:25 - The LORD has opened His armory,
And has brought out the weapons of His indignation;
For this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts
In the land of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:3 - “Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:4 - “Instead, it is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:5 - “Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:27 - And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king’s business. I was astonished by the vision, but no one understood it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - Then they said to him, “Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:14 - So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

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