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work

Meaning of “work”

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

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
419 occurrences379 verses52 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:2

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Psalms 90:17
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 90:17 · retained source text

And let the beautie of the LORD our God be vpon vs, and establish thou the worke of our hands vpon vs: yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalms 95:9
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 95:9 · retained source text

When your fathers tempted me: proued me, and sawe my worke.

Psalms 101:3
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 101:3 · retained source text

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the worke of them that turne aside, it shal not cleaue to me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thing of Belial.

Psalms 102:25
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 102:25 · retained source text

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the worke of thy hands.

1611 marginal noteHeb.1.10

Psalms 104:23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 104:23 · retained source text

Man goeth forth vnto his worke: and to his labour, vntill the euening.

Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 115:4 · retained source text

Their idoles are siluer and gold: the worke of mens hands.

1611 marginal notePsal.135.15.

Psalms 119:126
It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:126 · retained source text

It is time for thee, LORD, to worke: for they haue made voyde thy Law.

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Where “work” appears

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Genesis4 occurrences
3 verses
Exodus71 occurrences
59 verses
Leviticus14 occurrences
13 verses
Numbers16 occurrences
15 verses
Deuteronomy13 occurrences
13 verses
Joshua1 occurrence
1 verse
Judges1 occurrence
1 verse
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Kings23 occurrences
17 verses
2 Kings7 occurrences
5 verses
1 Chronicles16 occurrences
16 verses
2 Chronicles18 occurrences
18 verses
Ezra7 occurrences
7 verses
Nehemiah21 occurrences
19 verses
Job11 occurrences
11 verses
Psalms23 occurrences
22 verses
Proverbs7 occurrences
7 verses
Ecclesiastes15 occurrences
13 verses
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah32 occurrences
30 verses
Jeremiah16 occurrences
15 verses
Lamentations2 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel13 occurrences
11 verses
Daniel1 occurrence
1 verse
Hosea3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk4 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai3 occurrences
3 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew3 occurrences
3 verses
Mark3 occurrences
3 verses
Luke1 occurrence
1 verse
John10 occurrences
9 verses
Acts8 occurrences
6 verses
Romans8 occurrences
6 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 verses
2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Philippians3 occurrences
3 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews2 occurrences
2 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

Source order

Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Genesis 2:2

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.

John 6:29

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

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.

volume 2, leaves 941-942, columns 3-1 (intransitive and transitive verb entries, bounded clauses)

Labor; employment; exertion of strength. ... That which is made or done. ... Action; deed; feat; achievement. ... Operation. ... Effect; that which proceeds from agency.

volume 2, leaf 942, columns 1-2 (noun entry, bounded senses)