Hebrew · Strong's H6213 · Verb
עָשָׂה
a·sah
to make: do
1751times used
1538verses
38books
How it's translated
- to do111
- and he did101
- he did81
- you will do79
- and they did41
- he had done40
- and you will do38
- you have done36
Definition
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
The forms it takes
Stem
Form
- Perfect (qatal) 30% a complete action, usually past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 21% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 14% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Infinitive 12% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Participle 10% one who is doing
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 9% and then …: future or instructions
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Deuteronomy123
- Ezekiel107
- Exodus106
- 2 Kings95
- Jeremiah93
- Genesis91
- 1 Kings91
- 2 Chronicles83
- Psalms82
- Numbers77
…and 28 more books.
Every verse
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