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עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh · Hebrew · Strong's H6213 · 2629 occurrences

What it means

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, have the charge of, commit, deal, deck, dress, execute, exercise, fashion, fighting man, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hold, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, pare, bring to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, serve, set, shew, spend, take, trim, be warrior, work, yield, use

Where that flattens a distinction

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

Questions this word decides

• Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
• Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
• Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
• Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
• Are head coverings commanded in worship?
• Should Christians pray to saints?

Where it appears

2629 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

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.