עשה

עברית

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עשה

/(ʔ)aˈsa/ Modern Israeli
/ɔ.sɔ/
/u.su/
/ʕaˈsa/ [ŋaˈsa]
/ʕɔːˈsɔː/
/ʕɔˈsɔ/
[ʕɔːˈsɔːɔ]
/ʕaːˈɬaː/ → /ʕaːˈsaː/

Where it comes from

Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎌𐎊 (ʿšy, “to make, work”). Note also Arabic عَسَى (ʕasā, “it is hoped”), despite the consonantal mismatch between the שׂ and the س (s) .

verb עָשָׂה · asá · עוֹשֶׂה · יַעֲשֶׂה · עָשׂוּי · נַעֲשָׂה

construction pa'al, transitive To do (to perform an action, to accomplish a thing). קָטֹנְתִּי מִכֹּל הַחֲסָדִים וּמִכָּל־הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ
construction pa'al, transitive To make; to create. עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל
construction pa'al, transitive To make (to cause to be).
construction pa'al, slang, transitive To say (to utter).
construction pa'al, slang, transitive To do (to have sex with).

In English

work to cause to move or progress
do perform, execute
go to make (a specified sound)
make to create

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עשה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}