מְלֶ֣אכֶת
𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕
melekhet
the work of
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).
Daniel 8:27 · Word #9
Lexicon H4399
| Lemma | מְלָאכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mᵉlâʼkâh |
| Strong's | H4399 |
| In-context | the work of |
Morphology HNcfsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4399-15
task-work of
| Root | ל־א־ך (l-ʾ-k) |
| Core Meanings | sending, commission, deputation, assigned service, task-work |
| Semantic Range | assigned work, occupational labor, craftsmanship, skilled production, official duty, business activity, property as product of labor |
| Conceptual Significance | מְלָאכָה often denotes purposeful, assigned labor—especially skilled or divinely mandated work (e.g., tabernacle construction) and is central to Sabbath theology, where cessation from "task-work" marks sacred rest from commissioned human activity. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun, common feminine singular construct (HNcfsc) from מְלָאכָה. The construct state links it to a following genitive noun ("work of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | מְלֶאכֶת is a feminine singular noun in the construct state, indicating "the task-work of…" something that follows. Rendering it as "task-work of" preserves the root sense of commissioned or assigned activity (from ל־א־ך, related to sending or deputation) while clearly reflecting the singular construct form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |