Words the Bible translates as act
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ma'asehמַעֲשֶׂהwhat someone does or makes: a deed, a piece of work, or the thing produced by it
- chraōχράωto put something to use: to take up a thing, a right, or a way of behaving and let it serve a purpose, including in how one handles another person
- po'alפֹּעַלwork or deed: what someone does, along with what that doing earns or produces
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