What does לָמַד · עָשָׂה mean in the Bible?
לָמַד · עָשָׂה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "do not learn to do; do not be trained into practicing".
Hebrew · H3925, H6213
לֹא־תִלְמַד לַעֲשׂוֹת
Properly, to goad , i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive ) · to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application
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לָמַד H3925 properly, to goad , i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive )
Pronunciation lāmaḏ
Teaching rooted in disciplinary correction; learning through habituation and practiced exercise, not mere information transfer.
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עָשָׂה H6213 to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application
Pronunciation asah
Broadest action verb in Hebrew; encompasses creation, covenant-making, and moral conduct—God's primary verb for purposeful activity.
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What does לֹא־תִלְמַד לַעֲשׂוֹת (lo tilmad la'asot) mean in the Bible?
לָמַד · עָשָׂה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "do not learn to do; do not be trained into practicing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3925, H6213?
H3925, H6213 is connected to 2,727 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. do not learn to do; do not be trained into practicing
Source Gloss
do not learn to do; do not be trained into practicing
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 33
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 5×
Participle passive 1Chr 25:7 · Hos 10:11 · Isa 29:13 · Song 3:8 4×
Perfect Jer 31:18 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Imperfect Deut 31:12 · Isa 2:4 · Isa 29:24 · Jer 12:16 · Deut 14:23 · Deut 18:9 · Deut 17:19 · Ps 119:71 8×
Perfect Isa 26:9 · Isa 26:10 · Prov 30:3 3×
Sequential imperfect Isa 1:17 1×
Jussive Jer 10:2 1×
Infinitive absolute Jer 12:16 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 14×
Perfect Deut 4:5 · Jer 2:33 · Jer 9:4 · Jer 12:16 · Eccl 12:9 · Jer 13:21 7×
Participle active 2Sam 22:35 · Deut 4:1 · Ps 18:35 3×
Imperfect Deut 20:18 · Jer 31:34 · Job 21:22 3×
Cohortative Ps 51:15 1×
Word Origins
לֹא־תִלְמַד לַעֲשׂוֹת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain