KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:2
Complete exact-word concordance
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
These were the Potters, and those that dwelt amongst plants and hedges. There they dwelt with the king for his worke.
¶ But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
¶ But Aaron, and his sonnes offered vpon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the worke of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the seruant of God had commaunded.
1611 marginal noteLeuit. 1.9.
1611 marginal noteExod. 30.7.
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand, and seuen hundred and threescore, very able men for the worke of the seruice of the house of God.
1611 marginal noteHeb. mightie men of valour.
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.
And Shallum the sonne of Kore, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah, and his brethren (of the house of his father) the Korahites, were ouer the worke of the seruice, keepers of the gates of the Tabernacle: and their fathers being ouer the hoste of the LORD, were keepers of the entrie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. thresholds.
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
And these are the singers, chiefe of the fathers of the Leuites, who remayning in the chambers, were free: for they were imployed in that worke, day and night.
1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon them.
¶ So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:
¶ So hee left there before the Arke of the couenant of the LORD, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the Arke continually, as euery dayes worke required:
Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
Moreouer, there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers, and workers of stone and timber, and all maner of cunning men for euery maner of worke:
1611 marginal noteThat is, Masons and Carpenters.
Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:
Of which, twentie and foure thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD: and sixe thousand were Officers and Iudges.
1611 marginal noteOr, to ouersee.
¶ These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.
¶ These were the sonnes of Leui after the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polles, that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the LORD, from the age of twentie yeeres and vpward.
1611 marginal noteNum. 10.24.
1611 marginal noteNum. 1.3.
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
Because their office was to wait on the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the worke of the seruice of the house of God:
1611 marginal noteHeb. their station was at the hand of the sonnes of Aaron.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To perform. ... To labor. ... To be in action or motion. ... To act; to carry on operations. ... To operate; to produce effects by action or influence. ... To form by labor; to mold, shape or manufacture. ... To bring into any state by action. ... To make by action, labor or violence. ... To produce by action, labor or exertion.
Labor; employment; exertion of strength. ... That which is made or done. ... Action; deed; feat; achievement. ... Operation. ... Effect; that which proceeds from agency.
