בִ/מְלַאכְתּ֑/וֹ
𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕/𐤅
vimelakheto
in his 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).
H4399
Proverbs 18:9 · Word #3
Lexicon H4399
| Lemma | מְלָאכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mᵉlâʼkâh |
| Strong's | H4399 |
| In-context | in his work |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
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 H4399-19
in his appointed work
| Root | מלאך (m-l-ʾ-k) |
| Core Meanings | sending, commission, deputed service, appointed task, occupational work |
| Semantic Range | appointed task, occupational work, skilled craftsmanship, official duty, business activity, property produced by labor |
| Conceptual Significance | מְלָאכָה often denotes purposeful, entrusted labor—whether divine (as in creation), sacred (tabernacle craftsmanship), or human vocation. It conveys not mere toil but work understood as a commissioned responsibility within covenantal and communal life. |
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun in construct form (מְלַאכְתּ) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (־וֹ), preceded by the preposition ב (“in”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מְלָאכָה (feminine singular) in construct with a 3ms suffix and prefixed ב (“in”) yields “in his ….” The rendering “appointed work” reflects the root idea of delegated or commissioned service (from מלאך, “to send as a messenger”), preserving both the sense of assigned duty and the singular possessive form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מלאך (sending, commission, deputed service, appointed task, occupational work)
| 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 |
H4399-04 |
bimelekhet | in the service-work of |
H4399-05 |
hamelakhah | the appointed work |
H4399-06 |
lamelakhah | for the delegated work |
H4399-08 |
limelakheto | for his task-work |
H4446-01 |
limelekhet | for the task-work of |
H4397-13 |
maleakheykha | your commissioned messengers |
H4399-09 |
maleakhot | service-works of |
H4399-10 |
maleakhoteykha | your commissioned labors |
H4399-11 |
melakhah | commissioned-work |
H4399-12 |
melakhetekha | your commissioned-work |
H4399-13 |
melakheto | his commissioned work |
H4399-15 |
mimelakheto | from his commissioned-work |
H4397-17 |
umaleakhayv | and his dispatched messengers |
H4399-16 |
umelakhah | and delegated-work |
H4399-17 |
vamelakhah | in the commission-work |
H4399-18 |
vehamelakhah | and the commission-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 |