Job 35:6 — Word Study
WLCאִם־ חָ֭טָאתָ מַה־ תִּפְעָל־ בּ֑וֹ וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ מַה־ תַּעֲשֶׂה־ לּֽוֹ׃
BSAIfʼim you sinchâṭâʼ■ [miss the mark, go wrong] whatmâh do you accomplishpâʻal▸ [effect, work] If you multiplyrâbab■ [increase, abound] your transgressionspeshaʻ [rebellions, revolts] whatmâh do you doʻâsâh▸ [make, bring about]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | if | Particle |
| חָ֭טָאתָ | you have sinned | Verb, Qal, perfect second person masculine singular |
| מַה־ | what? | Pronoun |
| תִּפְעָל־ | do you do | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine singular |
| בּ֑וֹ | in him | Preposition, suffix |
| וְרַבּ֥וּ | and they have been many | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect third person common plural |
| פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ | transgressions your | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| מַה־ | what? | Pronoun |
| תַּעֲשֶׂה־ | do you do | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine singular |
| לּֽוֹ׃ | to him | Preposition, suffix |
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| BSB | If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him? |
| KJV | If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? |
| ASV | If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? |
| YLT | If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him? |
| WEB | If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him? |
| BBE | If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him? |
The translations agree on the fundamental meaning of the text, with no significant variations noted.
The sentence is structured around conditional clauses that pose rhetorical questions, emphasizing the futility of human sin against God.
8 commentators on this verse
Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them ›
clause
verbחָטָא
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Deep Study — Job 35:6
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Context — Elihu's Discourse on God's Justicegenerated
Job 35:6 presents Elihu's argument that sin does not affect God, but rather highlights the futility of human actions in relation to divine justice. He emphasizes that multiplying transgressions does not alter God's character or requirements, as seen in the surrounding verses where Elihu discusses the nature of righteousness and its impact on humanity rather than on God Himself.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proverbs 8:36 | But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.” |
| 2 | Proverbs 9:12 | If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 7:19 | But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חָ֭טָאתָ, Cha.ta.tagenerated
The verb חָטָא (cha.ta') means to sin, derived from the root that conveys missing a target or goal. In this context, it emphasizes the idea of failing to meet God's standards and incurring guilt.
The parsing as a perfect second person masculine singular verb indicates that Elihu is directly addressing Job, suggesting a completed action of sin on Job's part. This word encapsulates the broader theme of human failure and its implications.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In this study, we compare translations of the verse based on the Berean Standard Bible (BSB).
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse comprises two main conditional clauses introduced by אִם (if), each posing a rhetorical question regarding the consequences of sin. The structure emphasizes the futility of human actions against God.
The finite verbs חָ֭טָאתָ (you have sinned) and תִּפְעָל (do you do) drive the clauses, with each question highlighting the disconnect between human sin and its impact on the divine.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חָ֭טָאתָ as ἥμαρτες, which carries the same meaning of sinning. This choice reflects the Greek understanding of sin as a failure to meet moral standards.
The use of πράχεις for תִּפְעָל indicates a focus on the action of doing, emphasizing the rhetorical nature of Elihu's questions about the effectiveness of sin against God.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 35:6 asks what effect sin has against God. Elihu points out that multiplying transgressions does not change what God is or what He needs. The verse highlights the idea that human actions do not impact God's nature.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
To sin means to miss the mark set by God, which incurs guilt and consequences.
Elihu suggests that human sin does not affect God, implying that God is beyond human actions.
Multiplying transgressions emphasizes the seriousness of sin but does not change God's character or requirements.
Elihu asks what one accomplishes by sinning and what one does to God by multiplying transgressions.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways do I see my actions impacting my relationship with God?
- How can understanding the nature of sin help me in my daily life?
- What does it mean to me that my actions do not change God's nature?
- How can I better align my life with God's standards?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early commentators like Origen and John Chrysostom reflect on the implications of Elihu's words, discussing the nature of sin and its impact on God.
If you look at the heavens and contemplate the clouds, you will understand that you sinned. And what do you need to do? It is necessary that you approach the high priest and implore him to offer a victim for you.Early Church Fathers on Job 35 →
These words mean, you will do no wrong to him, and you will not be more useful to him by being righteous. In fact, he said, “If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do?” What shall I do to you? Elihu says,Early Church Fathers on Job 35 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 35:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIf thou sinnest, what dost thou against him?.... Sin is expressly said to be against God, Psalms 51:4; it is contrary to his nature, as any opposites can be to each other: it is against his law, a
Read John Gill on Job 35 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryLook unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 35 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThy sins do him no hurt, and therefore thy righteousness brings him no benefit, as it follows.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 35 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 35:6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?Ver. 6. If thou sinnest, what dost thou against him?] What more than show thy teeth? or shoot at a rock, where the arrow rebounds upon thee? In the sack of Constantinople the image of the crucifix was taken down by the Turks, and a Turk’ s cap put upon the head thereof, and so set up, and shot at with their arrows; and afterwards, in great derision, carried about in the camp, as it were in procession, with drums playing before it, railing and spitting at it, and calling it the God of the Christians. But what was all this to Christ? He that sitteth in the heavens ( extra…
Read John Trapp on Job 35 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 6. If thou sinnest] God is not benefited by thy righteousness, nor injured by thy iniquity, howsoever multiplied it may be.
Read AdamClarke on Job 35 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5–8. The reply of Elihu to Job’s complaint. A glance at heaven, the infinitely exalted abode of God, must tell us that our conduct whether good or bad cannot affect Him. Our righteousness confers no profit on Him, neither does our wickedness entail any loss. It is men themselves that their conduct affects. It is in human life that the influence of righteousness or evil-doing is seen. And being so eternally unlike they cannot have the same effect. Elihu does not contemplate any one going so far as to maintain that godliness and unrighteousness do not differ in themselves. Job assumes and most strongly asserts their difference. He even rises to the sublime height of resolving to adhere to…
Read Cambridge on Job 35 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleIf thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? - This should not be interpreted as designed to justify sin, or as saying that there is no evil in it, or that God does not regard it.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 35 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible6, 7. What receiveth he of thine hand — Independent and above all human conduct, he is under obligations to none; a point that had been reached before in the argument.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 35 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him?
Tyndale line
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him.
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions are multiplied, what doest thou to him?
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?
Strictly literal
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?
If you have sinned, what do you do against Him? And your transgressions have been multiplied, || What do you do to Him?
If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?
If you have sinned, what harm do you do to God? If your transgressions pile up high, what do you do to him?
From the Latin
If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?
Simplified
If you sin, how does that harm God? How do your many sins affect God?
If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in content, with seven of the ten words matched. The Septuagint's phrasing and order may differ, but the essential meaning remains consistent with the Hebrew text.
אִם־ חָ֭טָאתָ מַה־ תִּפְעָל־ בּ֑וֹ וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ מַה־ תַּעֲשֶׂה־ לּֽוֹ׃
7 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 35:6
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
אִם (im) is a Hebrew conjunction primarily meaning 'if' and is used in various contexts, including conditional clauses and interrogative situations. It can also express negation, alternatives, or exceptions, and appears frequently in the Old Testament. The lexicons note its use in oaths and its ability to connect different clauses, sometimes altering their meanings.
אִם conj.
hypoth. part. if
Interrog. part.
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
H518a אִם conj. . hypoth. part. if
. Interrog. part.
H518b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
518 'im eem
a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!;
interrog., whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh
that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:--(and, can-,
doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, +
more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or,
+ save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more,
none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when,
whereas, whether, while, + yet.
אִם (im) — if.
: if/whether_or/though
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
[כִּי] אם (ki im) — if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
אִם (im) — if: surely no.
: surely_no
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: surely yes.
: surely_yes
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: until.
: until/except
Conj — ParticleHTc
חָטָא (chata') means to miss a goal or way, and is commonly translated as 'to sin.' It encompasses a range of meanings including incurring guilt, making a sin offering, and purifying from uncleanness. The word can also imply leading others to sin or causing oneself to lose one's way. It appears in various forms, such as Qal, Piel, Hiphil, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances of the concept of sin.
חָטָא 238 vb. miss (a goal or way), go wrong, sin
Qal
miss
sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
incur guilt, penalty by sin, forfeit
Pi.
bear loss
make a sin offering
purify from sin
purify from uncleanness
Hiph.
miss the mark
induce or cause to sin
bring into guilt, condemnation, punishment
Hithp.
miss oneself, lose oneself, fig. for be bewildered, beside oneself
purify oneself from uncleanness
base
H2398 חָטָא miss (a goal or way), go wrong, sin .. miss
. sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
. incur guilt, penalty by sin, forfeit
. . bear loss
. make a sin offering
. purify from sin
. purify from uncleanness
. . miss the mark
. induce or cause to sin
. bring into guilt, condemnation, punishment
. . miss oneself, lose oneself, fig. for be bewildered, beside oneself
. purify oneself from uncleanness
2398 chata' khaw-taw'
a primitive root; properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and
generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate,
repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn:--bear the blame,
cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss,
miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self),
make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
חָטָא (cha.ta) — to sin.
1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to miss
1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to bear loss
1b2) to make a sin-offering
1b3) to purify from sin
1b4) to purify from uncleanness
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to miss the mark
1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin
1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way
1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness
V-Qal-Perf-2ms — Verb · Qal · perfect second person masculine singularHVqp2ms
מָה (mah) is a Hebrew word primarily used as an interrogative particle meaning 'what?' or 'how?'. It can also function as an indefinite pronoun, encompassing meanings like 'anything' or 'whatever'. The word is versatile, appearing in various adverbial forms and often used with prefixes to express different nuances, such as reason or manner.
מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron.interrog. and indef. what? how? aught
interrog. what?
Used adverbially
Indef. pron.
With preps.
base
H4100 מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron. interrog. and indef. what? how? aught . interrog. what?
. Used adverbially
. Indef. pron.
. With preps.
4100 mah maw
or mah {mah}; or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh}; a
primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including
how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including
how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even
relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various
adverbial or conjunctive senses:--how (long, oft, (-
soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing),
whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
מָה (mah) — what?.
interr pron
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
Part — PronounHPi
פָּעַל (pa'al) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, often used in a systematic or habitual sense. It encompasses actions like committing, ordaining, and working, with a poetic nuance compared to the more common verb for 'to do' (עָשָׂה). The entries consistently highlight its usage in the Qal stem, emphasizing its foundational role in expressing action.
פָּעַל 67 vb. do, make (poet. for עָשָׂה)
Qal
do
make
base
H6466 פָּעַל do, make (poet. for עָשָׂה)
6466 pa`al paw-al'
a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and
habitually), especially to practise:--commit, (evil-)
do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
פָּעַל (pa.al) — to work.
1) to do, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do
1a2) to make
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singularHVqi2ms
וֹ (o) — him.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular
HR/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3ms
רָבַב (rabab) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be or become many or much. It conveys the idea of increase, especially in number, and can also imply multiplication by the myriad. The entries suggest a range of meanings, including becoming great or long in terms of journey, and the Pual form specifically refers to ten thousands.
[רָבַב] vb. be or become, many, much
base
H7231 רָבַב be or become, many, much
7231 rabab raw-bab'
a primitive root; properly, to cast together (compare 7241),
i.e. increase, especially in number; also (as denominative
from 7233) to multiply by the myriad:--increase, be
many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.
see HEBREW for 07241
see HEBREW for 07233
רָבַב (ra.vav) — to multiply.
1) to be or become many, be or become much, be or become great
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to be or become many
1a2) to be or become great
1a3) to be long (of journey)
2) (Pual) ten thousands
Conj | V-Qal-Perf-3cp — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person common pluralHc/Vqq3cp
MANY, adjective men'ny.
1. Numerous; comprising a great number of individuals.
Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Genesis 17:4.
Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Corinthians 1:26.
MANY are the afflictions of the righteous. Psalms 34:12.
It is often preceded by as or so, and followed by so, indicating an equal number.
As many books as you take, so many shall be charged to your account.
So many laws argue so many sins.
It is followed by as.
As many as were willing-hearted brought bracelets. Exodus 34:1.
It precedes an or a, before a noun in the singular number.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene.
2. In low language, preceded by too, it denotes powerful or much; as, they are too many for us.
MANY, noun men'ny. A multitude; a great number of individuals; the people.
O thou fond many
The vulgar and the many are fit only to be led or driven.
פֶּ֫שַׁע (pesha`) means transgression and is derived from a root that implies revolt, whether national, moral, or religious. It encompasses various forms of wrongdoing, including offenses against individuals, nations, and God, as well as the associated guilt and punishment. The entries do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.
פֶּ֫שַׁע n.m. transgression
base
H6588 פֶּ֫שַׁע transgression
6588 pesha` peh'-shah
from 6586; a revolt (national, moral or
religious):--rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
see HEBREW for 06586
פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) — transgression.
1) transgression, rebellion
1a1) transgression (against individuals)
1a2) transgression (nation against nation)
1a3) transgression (against God)
1a3a) in general
1a3b) as recognised by sinner
1a3c) as God deals with it
1a3d) as God forgives
1a4) guilt of transgression
1a5) punishment for transgression
1a6) offering for transgression
N-mp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp2ms
מָה (mah) is a Hebrew word primarily used as an interrogative particle meaning 'what?' or 'how?'. It can also function as an indefinite pronoun, encompassing meanings like 'anything' or 'whatever'. The word is versatile, appearing in various adverbial forms and often used with prefixes to express different nuances, such as reason or manner.
מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron.interrog. and indef. what? how? aught
interrog. what?
Used adverbially
Indef. pron.
With preps.
base
H4100 מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron. interrog. and indef. what? how? aught . interrog. what?
. Used adverbially
. Indef. pron.
. With preps.
4100 mah maw
or mah {mah}; or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh}; a
primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including
how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including
how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even
relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various
adverbial or conjunctive senses:--how (long, oft, (-
soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing),
whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
מָה (mah) — what?.
interr pron
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
Part — PronounHPi
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singularHVqi2ms
וֹ (o) — him.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular
HR/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3ms