מְלָאכָ֜ה
𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄
melakhah
work
from the same as מֲלְאָךְ; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor); business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
1 Chronicles 28:21 · Word #11
Lexicon H4399
| Lemma | מְלָאכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mᵉlâʼkâh |
| Strong's | H4399 |
| In-context | work |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4399-12
commissioned-work
| Root | מלאך (m-l-ʾ-k) |
| Core Meanings | to send as a messenger, to commission, delegated service, assigned task |
| Semantic Range | assigned work, occupation, skilled craftsmanship, official duty, business activity, product of labor, property gained through work |
| Conceptual Significance | מְלָאכָה often denotes purposeful, skillful activity carried out under commission or responsibility, including divine craftsmanship (e.g., creation, tabernacle construction) and human vocation. It frames work not as servile toil but as entrusted duty within covenantal order. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun (absolute state). No pronominal suffix; singular in number. |
| Rendering Rationale | מְלָאכָה derives from the root מלאך, which conveys the idea of being sent or commissioned as a messenger. Thus the noun denotes work understood as an assigned or delegated task rather than mere labor. "Commissioned-work" preserves this root sense while reflecting the feminine singular absolute form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מלאך (to send as a messenger, to commission, delegated service, assigned task)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4399-01 |
bamelakhah | in the commissioned work |
H4399-02 |
bamelakhet | in the commissioned work |
H4399-03 |
bimelakheto | in his commissioned service-work |
Word Usage (167 occurrences of H4399)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:2 | מְלַאכְתּ֖/וֹ | melakheto | his work |
| Genesis 2:2 | מְלַאכְתּ֖/וֹ | melakheto-2 | his work |
| Genesis 2:3 | מְלַאכְתּ֔/וֹ | melakheto | His work |