מְלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה
Properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) · properly, the (outer) wall side ; hence, exterior ; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
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מְלָאכָה H4399 properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
חִיצוֹן H2435 properly, the (outer) wall side ; hence, exterior ; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
What does מְלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה (melakhah hachitsonah) mean in the Bible?
מְלָאכָה · חִיצוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "Outside work, external service related to the house of God.". Outside work, external service related to the house of God.
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