What does אֵל · עָשָׂה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H410, H6213
מַה־זֹּאת עָשָׂה אֱלֹהִים לָנוּ
Strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity ) · to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application
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אֵל H410 strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
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 מַה־זֹּאת עָשָׂה אֱלֹהִים לָנוּ (mah-zot asah Elohim lanu) mean in the Bible?
אֵל · עָשָׂה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "What is this that God has done to us?".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H410, H6213?
H410, H6213 is connected to 2,885 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. What is this that God has done to us?
Strong's H410, H6213
Lexical occurrences 2,885 verses Source Gloss
What is this that God has done to us?
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַה־זֹּאת עָשָׂה אֱלֹהִים לָנוּ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1664 LXX equivalent Greek
ἠλί ēlí G2241 LXX equivalent Greek
my God
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain