Lexicon / H4399
מְלָאכָה
me.la.khah
  • work
  • occupation

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: work

1) occupation, work, business

1a) occupation, business

1b) property

1c) work (something done or made)

1d) workmanship

1e) service, use

1f) public business

1f1) political

1f2) religious

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: occupation; work

Root √לאך: לאך מַלְאָךְ מְלָאכָה מַלְאָךְ מלאך מַלְאָךְ מַלְאֲכָא Arabic Arabic Arabic Ethiopic Ethiopic Ethiopic messenger send a messenger be sent, wait on, minister messenger (√ of. cf. Ar. send. Eth. v.;= Heb.; cf. Ph.; NH, Aram. as in Heb.)

מְלָאכָה n.f occupation work occupation business , property in which one is occupied work as something done or made workmanship service use , public business 167.