"מלאכה" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

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Etymology: Root ל־א־ך (l-ʾ-k) Contracted from *מְלְאָכָה (*məlʾāḵā́), related to מַלְאָךְ (mal'ákh, “messenger”). Etymology templates: {{HE root|לאך}} Root ל־א־ך (l-ʾ-k) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=מְלֶאכֶת|g=f|pl=מְלָאכוֹת|plcons=מְלָאכוֹת|tr=məlāḵā́|wv=מְלָאכָה}} מְלָאכָה • (məlāḵā́) f (plural indefinite מְלָאכוֹת, singular construct מְלֶאכֶת־, plural construct מְלָאכוֹת־) Inflection templates: {{he-decl|מְלָאכָה|מְלֶאכֶת־|מְלַאכְתּוֹ|p|מְלָאכוֹת}} Forms: מְלָאכָה [canonical], məlāḵā́ [romanization], מְלָאכוֹת [indefinite, plural], מְלֶאכֶת־ [construct, singular], מְלָאכוֹת־ [construct, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], מְלָאכָה [indefinite, singular], מְלַאכְתִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], מְלַאכְתֵּנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַמְּלָאכָה [definite, singular], מְלַאכְתְּךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מְלַאכְתֵּךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מְלַאכְתְּכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מְלַאכְתְּכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מְלֶאכֶת־ [construct, singular], מְלַאכְתּוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מְלַאכְתָּהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מְלַאכְתָּם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], מְלַאכְתָּן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], מְלָאכוֹת [indefinite, plural], מלאכותיי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], מְלָאכוֹתַי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], מְלָאכוֹתֵינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הַמְּלָאכוֹת [definite, plural], מְלָאכוֹתֶיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מלאכותייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מְלָאכוֹתַיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], מְלָאכוֹתֵיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מְלָאכוֹתֵיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], מְלָאכוֹת־ [construct, plural], מְלָאכוֹתָיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מְלָאכוֹתֶיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], מְלָאכוֹתָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], מְלָאכוֹתָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
  1. sending, commission
    Sense id: en-מלאכה-he-noun-CGcRxc9C Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך: 18 9 9 35 29
  2. occupation, business; work, labor; service
    Sense id: en-מלאכה-he-noun-PojIbCN8
  3. handicrafts
    Sense id: en-מלאכה-he-noun-1kpdcSD6
  4. (Jewish law) Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days Tags: Jewish Categories (topical): Jewish law
    Sense id: en-מלאכה-he-noun-B5SjQ3Wa Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 37 48 7 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 7 4 32 47 9 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 7 4 33 48 9 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך: 18 9 9 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 4 30 56 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 40 50 3 Topics: law
  5. matter, stuff, thing
    Sense id: en-מלאכה-he-noun-nCUIVJwe Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך: 18 9 9 35 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: אב מלאכה, תולדות מלאכה, מְלָאכוּתִי (melakhutí) (english: resultant of reformative work rather than natural process), עֲבוֹדָה ('avodá), אומנות (umanút), אֻמָּנוּת (umanút)
Hyponyms: זוֹרֵעַ, חוֹרֵשׁ, קוֹצֵר, מְעַמֵּר, דָּשׁ, זוֹרֶה, בּוֹרֵר, טוֹחֵן, מְרַקֵּד, לָשׁ, אוֹפֶה, מְבַשֵּׁל, גּוֹזֵז, מְלַבֵּן, מְנַפֵּץ, צוֹבֵעַ, טוֹוֶה, מֵסֵךְ, עוֹשֶׂה שְׁנֵי בָתֵּי נִירִין, אוֹרֵג, פּוֹצֵעַ, קוֹשֵׁר, מַתִּיר, תּוֹפֵר, קוֹרֵעַ, צָד, שׁוֹחֵט, מַפְשִׁיט, מוֹלֵחַ, מְעַבֵּד, [ שִׂרְטוּט ], מוֹחֵק עוֹר, מְחַתֵּךְ, כּוֹתֵב, מוֹחֵק כְּתָב, בּוֹנֶה, סוֹתֵר, מְכַבֶּה, מַבְעִיר, מַכֶּה בַפַּטִּישׁ, הוֹצָאָה
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "לאך"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n ל־א־ך (l-ʾ-k)",
      "name": "HE root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Root\n ל־א־ך (l-ʾ-k)\nContracted from *מְלְאָכָה (*məlʾāḵā́), related to מַלְאָךְ (mal'ákh, “messenger”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכָה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "məlāḵā́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלֶאכֶת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכָה",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתִּי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתֵּנוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַמְּלָאכָה",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתְּךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתֵּךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתְּכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתְּכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלֶאכֶת־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתּוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתָּהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתָּם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתָּן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מלאכותיי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתַי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֵינוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַמְּלָאכוֹת",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מלאכותייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֵיכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֵיכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתָם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתָן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "מְלֶאכֶת",
        "g": "f",
        "pl": "מְלָאכוֹת",
        "plcons": "מְלָאכוֹת",
        "tr": "məlāḵā́",
        "wv": "מְלָאכָה"
      },
      "expansion": "מְלָאכָה • (məlāḵā́) f (plural indefinite מְלָאכוֹת, singular construct מְלֶאכֶת־, plural construct מְלָאכוֹת־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "זוֹרֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "חוֹרֵשׁ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "קוֹצֵר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְעַמֵּר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "דָּשׁ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "זוֹרֶה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "בּוֹרֵר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "טוֹחֵן"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְרַקֵּד"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "לָשׁ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "אוֹפֶה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְבַשֵּׁל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "גּוֹזֵז"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְלַבֵּן"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְנַפֵּץ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "צוֹבֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "טוֹוֶה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מֵסֵךְ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "עוֹשֶׂה שְׁנֵי בָתֵּי נִירִין"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "אוֹרֵג"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "פּוֹצֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "קוֹשֵׁר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מַתִּיר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "תּוֹפֵר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "קוֹרֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "צָד"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "שׁוֹחֵט"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מַפְשִׁיט"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מוֹלֵחַ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְעַבֵּד"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "[ שִׂרְטוּט ]"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מוֹחֵק עוֹר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְחַתֵּךְ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "כּוֹתֵב"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מוֹחֵק כְּתָב"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "בּוֹנֶה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "סוֹתֵר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מְכַבֶּה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מַבְעִיר"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "מַכֶּה בַפַּטִּישׁ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "הוֹצָאָה"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "מְלָאכָה",
        "2": "מְלֶאכֶת־",
        "3": "מְלַאכְתּוֹ",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "מְלָאכוֹת"
      },
      "name": "he-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "אב מלאכה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "תולדות מלאכה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "resultant of reformative work rather than natural process",
      "roman": "melakhutí",
      "word": "מְלָאכוּתִי"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "'avodá",
      "word": "עֲבוֹדָה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "umanút",
      "word": "אומנות"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "umanút",
      "word": "אֻמָּנוּת"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 9 9 35 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And they say unto him, “declare to us, we pray thee, on what account is this evil on us? What is thy sending, and whence comest thou? What is thy country, admitting that thou art not of this people?”",
          "ref": "Tanach, Jonah [[s:he:T1701#א_ח|1:8]]:",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הַגִּידָה־נָּ֣א לָ֔נוּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר לְמִי־הָרָעָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לָ֑נוּ מַה־מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙ וּמֵאַ֣יִן תָּבֹ֔וא מָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֔ךָ וְאֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה עַ֖ם אָֽתָּה",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Also, one that is slack in being true to his mandate is brother to him who is a wastrel.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Proverbs [[s:he:T2818#יח_ט|18:9]]:",
          "text": "גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתֹּ֑ו אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Seest thou a man diligent in performing his assignment? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Proverbs [[s:he:T2822#כב_כט|22:29]]:",
          "text": "חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "sending, commission"
      ],
      "id": "en-מלאכה-he-noun-CGcRxc9C",
      "links": [
        [
          "sending",
          "sending"
        ],
        [
          "commission",
          "commission"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "Ye shall do no manner of work; it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0323#כג_לא|23:31]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "Kol m'lakhá lo ta'asú; ḥukát olám l-dorotekhém b-khol moshvoteikhém",
          "text": "כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-מלאכה-he-noun-PojIbCN8",
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        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "labor",
          "labor"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-מלאכה-he-noun-1kpdcSD6",
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        [
          "handicraft",
          "handicraft"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "orig": "he:Jewish law",
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            "Law",
            "Abrahamism",
            "Justice",
            "Religion",
            "Society",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "5 4 37 48 7",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "7 4 32 47 9",
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            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 4 33 48 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 9 9 35 29",
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          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 4 30 56 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 40 50 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days"
      ],
      "id": "en-מלאכה-he-noun-B5SjQ3Wa",
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        [
          "Jewish",
          "Jewish"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Jewish law) Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jewish"
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      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 9 9 35 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "matter, stuff, thing"
      ],
      "id": "en-מלאכה-he-noun-nCUIVJwe",
      "links": [
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-מלאכה.wav",
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    "Hebrew feminine nouns",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ל־א־ך",
    "Hebrew terms spelled with silent etymological alef",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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      "name": "HE root"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Root\n ל־א־ך (l-ʾ-k)\nContracted from *מְלְאָכָה (*məlʾāḵā́), related to מַלְאָךְ (mal'ákh, “messenger”).",
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      "form": "מְלָאכָה",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "מְלֶאכֶת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "מְלָאכָה",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתִּי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתֵּנוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַמְּלָאכָה",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתְּךָ",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתֵּךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתְּכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתְּכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלֶאכֶת־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתּוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתָּהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתָּם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלַאכְתָּן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מלאכותיי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתַי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֵינוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הַמְּלָאכוֹת",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מלאכותייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֵיכֶם",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֵיכֶן",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹת־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתָיו",
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        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "מְלָאכוֹתָם",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "plcons": "מְלָאכוֹת",
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      "word": "זוֹרֵעַ"
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    {
      "word": "חוֹרֵשׁ"
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    {
      "word": "קוֹצֵר"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְעַמֵּר"
    },
    {
      "word": "דָּשׁ"
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    {
      "word": "זוֹרֶה"
    },
    {
      "word": "בּוֹרֵר"
    },
    {
      "word": "טוֹחֵן"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְרַקֵּד"
    },
    {
      "word": "לָשׁ"
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    {
      "word": "אוֹפֶה"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְבַשֵּׁל"
    },
    {
      "word": "גּוֹזֵז"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְלַבֵּן"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְנַפֵּץ"
    },
    {
      "word": "צוֹבֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "word": "טוֹוֶה"
    },
    {
      "word": "מֵסֵךְ"
    },
    {
      "word": "עוֹשֶׂה שְׁנֵי בָתֵּי נִירִין"
    },
    {
      "word": "אוֹרֵג"
    },
    {
      "word": "פּוֹצֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "word": "קוֹשֵׁר"
    },
    {
      "word": "מַתִּיר"
    },
    {
      "word": "תּוֹפֵר"
    },
    {
      "word": "קוֹרֵעַ"
    },
    {
      "word": "צָד"
    },
    {
      "word": "שׁוֹחֵט"
    },
    {
      "word": "מַפְשִׁיט"
    },
    {
      "word": "מוֹלֵחַ"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְעַבֵּד"
    },
    {
      "word": "[ שִׂרְטוּט ]"
    },
    {
      "word": "מוֹחֵק עוֹר"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְחַתֵּךְ"
    },
    {
      "word": "כּוֹתֵב"
    },
    {
      "word": "מוֹחֵק כְּתָב"
    },
    {
      "word": "בּוֹנֶה"
    },
    {
      "word": "סוֹתֵר"
    },
    {
      "word": "מְכַבֶּה"
    },
    {
      "word": "מַבְעִיר"
    },
    {
      "word": "מַכֶּה בַפַּטִּישׁ"
    },
    {
      "word": "הוֹצָאָה"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "מְלָאכָה",
        "2": "מְלֶאכֶת־",
        "3": "מְלַאכְתּוֹ",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "מְלָאכוֹת"
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      "name": "he-decl"
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "אב מלאכה"
    },
    {
      "word": "תולדות מלאכה"
    },
    {
      "english": "resultant of reformative work rather than natural process",
      "roman": "melakhutí",
      "word": "מְלָאכוּתִי"
    },
    {
      "roman": "'avodá",
      "word": "עֲבוֹדָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "umanút",
      "word": "אומנות"
    },
    {
      "roman": "umanút",
      "word": "אֻמָּנוּת"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "And they say unto him, “declare to us, we pray thee, on what account is this evil on us? What is thy sending, and whence comest thou? What is thy country, admitting that thou art not of this people?”",
          "ref": "Tanach, Jonah [[s:he:T1701#א_ח|1:8]]:",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הַגִּידָה־נָּ֣א לָ֔נוּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר לְמִי־הָרָעָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לָ֑נוּ מַה־מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙ וּמֵאַ֣יִן תָּבֹ֔וא מָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֔ךָ וְאֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה עַ֖ם אָֽתָּה",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Also, one that is slack in being true to his mandate is brother to him who is a wastrel.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Proverbs [[s:he:T2818#יח_ט|18:9]]:",
          "text": "גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתֹּ֑ו אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Seest thou a man diligent in performing his assignment? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Proverbs [[s:he:T2822#כב_כט|22:29]]:",
          "text": "חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sending, commission"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sending",
          "sending"
        ],
        [
          "commission",
          "commission"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Ye shall do no manner of work; it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0323#כג_לא|23:31]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "Kol m'lakhá lo ta'asú; ḥukát olám l-dorotekhém b-khol moshvoteikhém",
          "text": "כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "occupation, business; work, labor; service"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "labor",
          "labor"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "handicrafts"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handicraft",
          "handicraft"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "he:Jewish law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jewish",
          "Jewish"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Jewish law) Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jewish"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "matter, stuff, thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "word": "מלאכה"
}

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