Words the Bible translates as business
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- melakhahמְלָאכָהcommissioned work: the task one has been sent to do, the skill it demands, the occupation it becomes, and the goods it produces
- chreiaχρείαneed: the lack of something necessary, the thing lacked, or the matter that must be attended to
- emporiaἐμπορίαtrade/businessnot studied yet
- mishlaḥמִשְׁלַחan act of sending forth: a hand put out to work or to seize, food sent to a neighbor, animals turned loose
- inyanעִנְיָןthe business that occupies a person: the task, affair, or activity that fills up someone's time and attention
Keep looking
Every English meaning beginning with B is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.