מלאכה

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מלאכה

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Contracted from *מְלְאָכָה (*məlʾāḵā́), related to מַלְאָךְ (mal'ákh, “messenger”).

noun מְלָאכָה · m'lakhá · məlāḵā́ · מְלָאכוֹת · מְלֶאכֶת־ · מְלָאכוֹת־

sending, commission וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הַגִּידָה־נָּ֣א לָ֔נוּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר לְמִי־הָרָעָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לָ֑נוּ מַה־מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙ וּמֵאַ֣יִן תָּבֹ֔וא מָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֔ךָ וְאֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה עַ֖ם אָֽתָּה
occupation, business; work, labor; service כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם׃
handicrafts
Jewish Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days
matter, stuff, thing

In English

craft skilled practice of practical occupation
work labour, employment, occupation, job

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MLA

"מלאכה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מלאכה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%94

Chicago

"מלאכה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מלאכה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}