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H4399

מְלָאכָה

mᵉlâʼkâh [mel-aw-kaw'] Noun
Core meaningproperly

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H4399

properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

KJV usage: business, cattle, industrious, occupation, ( -pied), officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
Etymology: from the same as 4397 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: business, cattle, industrious, occupation, ( -pied), officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship). business, cattle, industrious, occupation, ( -pied), officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).

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