עֲבַד

ʻăbad · Hebrew · Strong's H5648 · 28 occurrences

The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”

What it means

to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5647 (עָבַד);

How the KJV renders it

execute, go on, make, move, work

Where that flattens a distinction

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

“make”

also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), gennáō (G1080), ktízō (G2936), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), bârâʼ (H1254), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçaph (H3254), nâthan (H5414), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâtsab (H6087), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)

“work”

also renders ergázomai (G2038), poiéō (G4160), ergasía (G2039), érgon (G2041), prâxis (G4234), katergázomai (G2716), energéō (G1754), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), dâbâr (H1697), châshab (H2803), yᵉgîyaʻ (H3018), yêtser (H3336), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), maʻbâd (H4566), maʻbâd (H4567), maʻălâl (H4611), miphʻâl (H4659), miqshâh (H4749), ʻăbôdâh (H5656), ʻăbîydâh (H5673), ʻălîylâh (H5949), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), pâʻal (H6466), pôʻal (H6467), pᵉʻullâh (H6468)

“move”

also renders seíō (G4579), anaseíō (G383), phérō (G5342), saleúō (G4531), saínō (G4525), hâlak (H1980), châphêts (H2654), pûwq (H6328), qâlal (H7043), qârats (H7169), râgaz (H7264), râchaph (H7363), sherets (H8318)

“execute”

also renders poiéō (G4160), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“go on”

also renders phérō (G5342)

Where it appears

28 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 25 verses shown.

Daniel 2:5 AVui2mpDaniel 3:1 AVqp3msDaniel 3:15 AVqp1csDaniel 3:29 AVui3msDaniel 4:2 AVqp3msDaniel 4:35 AVqp2msDaniel 5:1 AVqp3msDaniel 6:10 AVqrmsaDaniel 6:22 AVqp1csDaniel 6:27 AC/VqrmsaDaniel 7:21 AVqrfsaEzra 4:15 AVqrmsaEzra 4:19 AVusmsaEzra 4:22 AR/VqcEzra 5:8 AVurfsaEzra 6:8 AVqi2mpEzra 6:11 AVui3msEzra 6:12 AVui3msEzra 6:13 AVqp3mpEzra 6:16 AC/Vqp3mpEzra 7:18 AR/VqcEzra 7:21 AVui3msEzra 7:23 AVui3msEzra 7:26 AVqrmsaJeremiah 10:11 AVqp3mp

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.