Hebrew · H4639, H7551 · unreviewed

מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם

An action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property · to variegate color, i.e. embroider ; by implication, to fabricate

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מַעֲשֶׂה H4639 an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property

Pronunciation maʿăšeh

Deed encompassing both moral action and its concrete result or product; work as evidence of character or effort.

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רָקַם H7551 to variegate color, i.e. embroider ; by implication, to fabricate

Pronunciation rāqam

Skilled artisanal craftsmanship involving intricate color variation; extends metaphorically to deliberate fabrication or deception.

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What does מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם (ma'aseh roqem) mean in the Bible?

מַעֲשֶׂה · רָקַם is a Hebrew word meaning "an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property".

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Meaning

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 6 Perfect 1

Stem

Qal 6 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative 1

OT Occurrences

Exod 26:36 Qal · Participle Exod 27:16 Qal · Participle Exod 28:39 Qal · Participle Exod 36:37 Qal · Participle Exod 38:18 Qal · Participle Exod 39:29 Qal · Participle Ps 139:15 Pual · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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