עֹֽשֶׂה

𐤏𐤔𐤄

oseh

bearing

a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

H6213

Genesis 1:12 · Word #9

Lexicon H6213

Lemmaעָשָׂה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤔𐤄
Transliterationʻâsâh
Strong'sH6213
In-contextbearing

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6213-84

one doing, one making, he who does

Rootעשה (ʿ-s-h)
Core Meaningsto do, to make, to act, to perform, to accomplish, to execute, to fashion, to create (in the sense of forming or shaping)
Semantic RangeThe root ʿ-s-h carries a broad semantic field encompassing: (1) physical action—making, fashioning, constructing; (2) performative action—doing, executing, accomplishing; (3) causative action—bringing about, effecting; (4) moral/covenantal action—performing duties, keeping commandments; (5) creative action—forming or shaping (though distinct from בָּרָא, which denotes creation ex nihilo). In participial form, it emphasizes the agent as one characteristically engaged in such action.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, the participle עֹשֶׂה frequently describes God as the active agent of creation, providence, and judgment. When applied to humans, it emphasizes agency, responsibility, and moral accountability. The term appears prominently in liturgical contexts (e.g., 'Oseh Shalom,' the one making peace) and in wisdom literature, where it underscores the connection between action and consequence. The root's semantic breadth allows it to encompass both mundane human labor and divine creative activity, making it theologically rich in contexts ranging from Genesis creation accounts to prophetic judgment oracles.
Morphological NotesHVqrmsa = Qal verb, masculine singular, participle. The Qal stem indicates simple action without causative or reflexive force. The participle form (עֹשֶׂה) functions as a present-tense agent noun, describing one who habitually or characteristically performs an action.
Rendering RationaleThe morphology HVqrmsa indicates a Qal masculine singular participle, which in Hebrew functions as a present-tense active agent. The rendering 'one doing' or 'he who does' preserves both the active sense of the root ʿ-s-h (to do/make) and the participial force that denotes ongoing or characteristic action. This avoids the static quality of 'maker' and captures the dynamic, agentive nature of the participle.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root עשה (to do, to make, to act, to perform, to accomplish, to execute, to fashion, to create (in the sense of forming or shaping))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6213-01 asah the one causing-to-do
H6214-01 asahel God-has-made
H6213-02 asahu he-caused-him-to-do-it
H6213-03 asam causing-them-to-be-made
H6213-04 asani the-one-who-has-made-me
H6213-05 asanu who has made us
H6213-06 asatah she had caused-to-be
H6213-07 asateni has caused-her-to-make-me
H6213-08 aseh cause yourself to do
H6213-09 asekha your maker
H6213-10 asetah she has made
H6213-12 asinu we have caused-to-be
H6213-14 asita you have caused-to-make
H6213-15 asitah you have caused-to-make
H6213-16 asitam did you cause them
H6213-17 asitani you have made-me
H6213-18 asitem you have caused-to-be
H6213-19 asiten you-all-females have caused-to-be
H6213-20 asiti I have made
H6213-21 asitim I have caused them
H6213-22 asitini I have caused it
H6213-23 asitiv I have caused him to do
H6213-24 aso causing-him
H6213-25 asoh causing-to-do
H6213-26 asohu causing him/it
H6213-28 asotah her having-caused-to-do/it
H6213-29 asotekhem your causing-doings
H6213-30 asoto his causing-to-do
H6213-31 asu you caused to do
H6213-32 asuhu makers of him
H6213-34 asuy caused-to-be-made ones
H6213-36 asuyim made-ones
H6213-37 asuyot things-made-feminine
H6213-38 baasotah her doing it
H6213-39 baasotekha in your doing
H6213-40 baasotekhe in your doing
H6213-41 baasoti in-my-doing
H6213-42 baasoto in his doing-it
H6213-43 baesot in-the-making
H4639-01 bemaasayikhe in your doings
H4639-02 bemaasayv in his doings
H4639-04 bemaasey in the doings-of
H4639-05 bemaaseyhem in their doings
H4639-06 bemaaseynu in our doings
H6213-44 beosayv in its maker
H6213-45 beosey in doers
H6213-46 eeseh I will cause
H6213-47 eesekha I will cause you (m.s.) to do
H6213-48 eesenah I will cause her to be done
H501-01 eleasah God-has-made
H6215-01 esav Esav (the Made-One)
H6213-49 haasuyah the one-made
H6213-50 haasuyim the made-ones
H4639-07 hamaaseh the deed-work
H4639-08 hamaasim the doings
H6213-51 hanaaseh shall we cause ourselves to do?
H6213-52 hanaasot the **things-made**
H6213-53 haoseh the doing one
H6213-54 haosim the doers
H6213-55 haoso his maker
H6213-56 haosot the **doing** ones
H6213-57 hayaaseh shall he cause to make?
H6213-59 heasu those who **do**
H6213-60 heasuy the made one
H4639-09 kamaaseh like the deed
H4639-10 kemaasayv according to his doings
H4639-11 kemaaseh like the working-of
H4639-12 kemaasehu according to his deed
H4639-13 kemaaseyhem according to their doings
H4639-14 kemaaseykha like your doings
H4639-15 khemaaseykha like your doings
H6213-62 laasot to do-make
H6213-63 laasotah to her-doing
H6213-65 laasotekhem to make-you (masculine plural)
H6213-66 laasoto to make it
H6213-67 laoseh for-the-doing one
H6215-02 leesav to Rough-One (Esau)
H6213-68 leheasot to cause-to-be-mades
H4639-16 lemaaseh to the work-of
H4639-17 lemaasehu for his deed-work
H4639-18 lemaasey to the deeds of
H6213-69 leoseh the doer
H6213-71 leosey to doers
H4639-20 maasayikhe your doings
H4639-21 maasayv his doings
H4639-22 maaseh deed-of
H4639-23 maasehu his doing
H4639-24 maasekha your deed
H4639-25 maasey deeds of
H4641-01 maaseyah Work-of-Yah
H4641-02 maaseyahu Work-of-Yah
H4639-26 maaseyha her doings
H4639-27 maaseyhem their doings
H4639-28 maaseykha your doings
H4639-29 maaseykhem your doings
H4639-30 maaseynu our doings
H4639-31 maasim doings
H6213-72 measot from doing
H6213-73 measoti my doing
H6213-74 meosehu his doer
H4639-32 mimaasayv from his doings
H4639-33 mimaasenu from our deed
H6213-75 naasah has been made
H6213-76 naaseh we will make
H6213-78 naasu they have been made
H6213-83 osayikhe your causing-one
H6213-85 osehu his maker
H6213-86 osekha your maker
H6213-87 oseni my maker
H6213-88 osenu our makers
H6213-89 osey causing-makers
H6213-90 oseyha her doers
H6213-91 oseyhem their maker-doers
H6213-92 osim makers
H6213-94 shenaasah that which was made-for-him
H6213-96 sheyeaseh that is made
H6213-97 shh he did
H6213-98 shvvt her prepared-thing
H6213-99 shyty you have caused
H6213-100 taas you will cause to do
H6213-101 taaseh you will cause-to-make
H6213-102 taaseha you will cause her to be made
H6213-103 taasenu you will cause him to make it
H6213-104 taaseynah you-all will cause-to-make
H6213-105 taasi you will cause
H6213-106 taasin you will cause-to-make
H6213-107 taasu you (masculine plural) shall cause-to-make
H6213-108 taasun you (masculine plural) shall cause to make
H6213-109 teaseh it shall be made-caused for her
H6213-110 teaseynah you-all-females will be made
H6213-111 tsh you cause to do
H4639-35 umaaseh and the work-of
H4639-36 umaasehu and his deed-work
H4641-03 umaaseyah and Work-of-Yah
H4641-04 umaaseyahu and Work-of-Yah
H4639-37 umaaseyhem and their deeds
H6213-112 useyti I have made
H6213-113 vaaas and I made
H6214-02 vaasah And God-has-made
H6214-03 vaasahel And God-has-made
H6222-02 vaasayah and Yah-has-made
H6213-114 vaaseh and do thou
H6213-115 vaasi and do thou!
H6213-116 vaasitam and you shall do them
H6213-117 vaasitem and you-all-shall-do
H6213-118 vaasitihu and I have made him
H6213-119 vaasitim and I will make them
H6213-120 vaasitiv and I will do him/it
H6213-121 vaasu and you-all-do
H6213-122 vaasuyah and-made-her
H6213-124 vanaas and we have made
H6213-125 vanaaseh and we-make
H6213-126 vataas and she did
H6213-127 vataaseh and you (m.s.) have made / and she has made
H6213-128 vataaseynah and they-the-women made
H6213-129 vataasi and you made
H6213-130 vataasu and you-all-masculines have made
H6213-131 vayaas and he made
H6213-133 vayaaseha and made her
H6213-134 vayaasehu and he made him/it
H6213-135 vayaasu and they did
H6213-136 vayaasuni and they made me
H6213-138 veasah and makes
H6213-139 veasahu and he has made it
H6213-140 veasat and-she-will-make
H6213-142 veasinu and we will do
H6213-143 veasita And you shall do-make
H6213-145 veasoh and making
H6213-146 veasu and they shall do-make
H6213-147 veasuy and **made**
H6213-148 veeeseh and I will make
H6213-149 veeesekha and I will make-you
H501-02 veeleasah and God-has-made
H6213-150 velaasot and for the doing
H4639-38 vemaaseyhem in their doings
H6213-152 venaaseh and let us make
H6213-155 veosah and-its-maker
H6213-156 veoseh and doing
H6213-157 veosey and the doers
H6213-158 veosim and-doing
H6213-159 veosot and-making
H6213-160 veteas and she shall be-made
H6213-161 veyaas and he shall do
H6213-163 veyaasem and he will make them
H6213-164 veyaasu and they shall **do**
H6213-165 veyeaseh and it will be made
H6213-166 vshv and-they-make
H6213-167 vshyt and-you-will-do
H3299-01 vyshv and they will do
H6213-170 yaaseh causes-him-to-do
H6213-171 yaasehu he causes it to be made
H6213-172 yaasenah she-causes-it
H6213-173 yaasu they shall **do-make**
H6213-174 yaasuha they cause her to do it
H6213-175 yaasun they cause-to-make
H6213-176 yeaseh shall be made
H6213-177 yeasu they will cause-to-make
H6213-178 yshh he will cause to do

Word Usage (2640 occurrences of H6213)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:7 וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ vayaas and he made
Genesis 1:11 עֹ֤שֶׂה oseh producing
Genesis 1:12 עֹֽשֶׂה oseh bearing
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