יֵעָשֶׂה לְכָל־מְלָאכָה
To do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application · 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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עָשָׂה H6213 to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application
כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
מְלָאכָה H4399 properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
What does יֵעָשֶׂה לְכָל־מְלָאכָה (yēʿāśeh lĕḵol-mĕlāʾḵāh) mean in the Bible?
עָשָׂה · כֹּל · מְלָאכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application".
Full entry for יֵעָשֶׂה לְכָל־מְלָאכָה (H6213, H3605, H4399) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1477×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 84×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 1564 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
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)