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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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Showing verses 31–40 of 379 · 419 word occurrences in this result

Exodus 34:10
¶ And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:10 · retained source text

¶ And he said, Behold, I make a couenant: before all thy people, I wil doe marueiles, such as haue not beene done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people amongst which thou art, shall see the worke of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will doe with thee.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 5.2.

Exodus 34:21
¶ Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:21 · retained source text

¶ Sixe dayes thou shalt worke, but on the seuenth day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in haruest thou shalt rest.

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.12. deut. 5.12. luke 13.14.

Exodus 35:2
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 35:2 · retained source text

Sixe dayes shall worke be done, but on the seuenth day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoeuer doeth worke therein, shall be put to death.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Helinesse.

1611 marginal noteChap. 20.9. leuit. 23.3. deut. 5.12. luke 13.14.

Exodus 35:21
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:21 · retained source text

And they came euery one whose heart stirred him vp, and euery one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORDs offering to the worke of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and for all his seruice, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:24
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:24 · retained source text

Euery one that did offer an offering of siluer and brasse, brought the LORDs offering: and euery man with whom was found Shittim wood for any worke of the seruice, brought it.

Exodus 35:29
The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:29 · retained source text

The children of Israel brought a willing offering vnto the LORD, euery man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all maner of worke, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hands of Moses.

Exodus 35:32
And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:32 · retained source text

And to deuise curious workes, to worke in gold, & in siluer, and in brasse,

Exodus 35:33
And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:33 · retained source text

And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in caruing of wood, to make any maner of cunning worke.

Exodus 35:35
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:35 · retained source text

Them hath hee filled with wisedome of heart, to worke all manner of worke, of the ingrauer, and of the cunning workeman, and of the embroiderer, in blew, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linnen, and of the weauer, euen of them that doe any worke, and of those that deuise cunning worke.

Exodus 36:1
THEN wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 36:1 · retained source text

¶ Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and euery wise hearted man, in whome the LORD put wisedome and vnderstanding, to know how to worke all maner of worke for the seruice of the Sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

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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)