Work in the Bible: 419 times in the King James Version

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work KJV

“Work” is in the King James Bible 419 times, in 379 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

מלאכה melâ'kâh 126 times
מעשׂה ma‛ăśeh 116 times
ἔργον ergon 47 times
פּעל pô‛al 28 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 22 times
ἐργάζομαι ergazomai 12 times
עבדה עבודה ‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh 10 times
פּעלּה pe‛ûllâh 8 times
פּעל pâ‛al 7 times
מקשׁה miqshâh 6 times
עבד ‛âbad 5 times
רקמה riqmâh 5 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

21 more, less often

עבידה ‛ăbı̂ydâh 3 times
ἐνεργέω energeō 2 times
λόγος logos 2 times
פּלא pâlâ' 2 times
שׂבכה śebâkâh 2 times
δύναμις dunamis 1 time
ἐργασία ergasia 1 time
ἰσχύω ischuō 1 time
κατεργάζομαι katergazomai 1 time
πρᾶγμα pragma 1 time
συνεργέω sunergeō 1 time
ארזה 'arzâh 1 time
דּבר dâbâr 1 time
חקה châqâh 1 time
יגיע yegı̂ya‛ 1 time
יד yâd 1 time
יצר yêtser 1 time
מחשׁבה מחשׁבת machăshâbâh machăshebeth 1 time
עליליּה ‛ălı̂ylı̂yâh 1 time
פּתּוּח פּתּח pittûach pittûach 1 time
תּוך tâvek 1 time

7 verses in Ezra Show all

Ezra

2:69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
3:8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
4:24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
6:7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
6:22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
10:13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

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work KJV

Translated from 23 Hebrew and 10 Greek words

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