Words the Bible translates as make
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 15 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- poieōποιέωto bring something about: to make a thing or to do a deed, so that something now exists or has happened that did not before.
- asahעָשָׂהto do or make: to bring something about by acting, whether shaping a thing or carrying out a deed
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- to press or squeeze: a separate, rare word that happens to share this spelling
- natanנָתַןto give: to hand something over so it passes from one person or place to another, whether as a gift, into a position, or into someone's power
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- kathistēmiκαθίστημιto appoint someone; to put a person in charge, installing them into a position of authority or responsibility
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- to cause a person or thing to become something; to render or bring into a settled condition or standing
- to conduct or escort someone; to bring a person safely to a destination
- diatithēmiδιατίθημιto make a covenant: to put a binding covenant in place with someone, laying down its terms on your own authority
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- to grant or bequeath: to settle what is yours on someone else by a formal arrangement, the way a person makes a will
- ktizōκτίζωto create, to bring into being; in the New Testament always God's act.
- shitשִׁיתto set: to place, put, or fix something or someone in a position, a state, or a role
- yatsarיָצַרto shape something into a form the way a potter shapes clay: to form, fashion, mold.
- pa'alפָּעַלto do, make, or accomplish: to bring something about by deliberate action
- baraבָּרָאto create, to bring something into being; in the Bible, always an act of God.
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- to clear away or cut down, as in clearing land of trees or striking people down.
- to grow fat, or to feed on rich food.
- kataskeuazōκατασκευάζωto put something together and fit it out so that it stands finished and ready for use: to build, to furnish, to make ready in advance.
- avadעֲבַדto do or make: to bring something about, whether by fashioning a thing or by carrying out an action
- sumשׂוּםto set in place: to put or lay something, and by extension to appoint, name, or issue a command
- karahכָּרָהto dig out: to hollow a cavity by removing earth or rock, most often a well, a grave, or a pit
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