What does כֹּל · מְלָאכָה mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · מְלָאכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H4399
כָּל־מְלָאכָה
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →מְלָאכָהH4399properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
What does כָּל־מְלָאכָה (kol-melakhah) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · מְלָאכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for כָּל־מְלָאכָה (H3605, H4399) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H4399?
H3605, H4399 is connected to 5,584 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong'sH3605, H4399
Lexical occurrences5,584 versesSource Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־מְלָאכָה is built from this root:
כָּלַלH3634