מַעֲשֶׂה

maʻăseh · Hebrew · Strong's H4639 · 235 occurrences

The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “possession”

What it means

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

from H6213 (עָשָׂה);

How the KJV renders it

act, art, business, deed, labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, handy, needle, network ing, manship, wrought

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“possession”

also renders ktēma (G2933), katáschesis (G2697), peripoíēsis (G4047), chōríon (G5564), ʼăchuzzâh (H272), yᵉrêshâh (H3424), yᵉrushshâh (H3425), môwrâsh (H4180), miqneh (H4735)

“deed”

also renders poíēsis (G4162), érgon (G2041), prâxis (G4234), gᵉmûwlâh (H1578), dâbâr (H1697), ʻălîylâh (H5949), pôʻal (H6467)

“business”

also renders spoudḗ (G4710), chreía (G5532), prâgma (G4229), dâbâr (H1697), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), ʻinyân (H6045)

“act”

also renders dâbâr (H1697), ʻăbôdâh (H5656), ʻălîylâh (H5949), pôʻal (H6467)

“occupation”

also renders téchnē (G5078), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399)

“operation”

also renders enérgeia (G1753), enérgēma (G1755)

“wrought”

also renders gâzîyth (H1496), mishbᵉtsâh (H4865)

“art”

also renders téchnē (G5078)

“labor”

also renders ʻetseb (H6089)

“needle”

also renders rhaphís (G4476)

“manship”

also renders mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

235 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 9:31 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 23:28 HC/Ncmsc1 Kings 7:8 HRd/Ncmsa1 Kings 7:17 HNcmsc1 Kings 7:19 HNcmsc1 Kings 7:22 HNcmsc1 Kings 7:26 HR/Ncmsc1 Kings 7:28 HNcmsc1 Kings 7:29 HNcmsc1 Kings 7:31 HNcmsc1 Kings 7:33 HC/Ncmsc1 Kings 13:11 HTd/Ncmsa1 Kings 16:7 HR/Ncmsc1 Samuel 8:8 HTd/Ncmpa1 Samuel 19:4 HNcmpc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 20:19 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 25:2 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 3:10 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 4:5 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 4:6 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 16:14 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 17:4 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 20:37 HNcmpc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 31:21 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 32:19 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 32:30 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 34:25 HNcmpc2 Kings 16:10 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 19:18 HNcmsc2 Kings 22:17 HNcmsc2 Kings 23:19 HTd/NcmpaAmos 8:7 HNcmpc/Sp3mpDaniel 9:14 HNcmpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 2:7 HNcmscDeuteronomy 3:24 HR/Ncmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 4:28 HNcmscDeuteronomy 11:3 HNcmpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 11:7 HNcmscDeuteronomy 14:29 HNcmscDeuteronomy 15:10 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 16:15 HNcmscDeuteronomy 24:19 HNcmscDeuteronomy 27:15 HNcmscDeuteronomy 28:12 HNcmscDeuteronomy 30:9 HNcmscDeuteronomy 31:29 HR/NcmscEcclesiastes 1:14 HTd/NcmpaEcclesiastes 2:4 HNcmpc/Sp1csEcclesiastes 2:11 HNcmpc/Sp1csEcclesiastes 2:17 HTd/NcmsaEcclesiastes 3:11 HTd/NcmsaEcclesiastes 3:17 HTd/NcmsaEcclesiastes 3:22 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3msEcclesiastes 4:3 HTd/NcmsaEcclesiastes 4:4 HTd/NcmsaEcclesiastes 5:6 HNcmscEcclesiastes 7:13 HNcmscEcclesiastes 8:9 HNcmsaEcclesiastes 8:11 HNcmscEcclesiastes 8:14 HR/Ncmsc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.