Make

The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: made, make, makes, making. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.

At a glance

How often each original word is translated “make” or one of its forms.

• עָשָׂה âsâh437
• נָתַן nâthan97
• שׂוּם sûm95
• כָּרַת kârath86
• כָּפַר kâphar80
• ποιέω poiéō73
• חָזַק châzaq24
• יָדַע yâda21
• נָדַר nâdar20
• שָׁלַם shâlam20
• מָלַךְ mâlak17
• γνωρίζω gnōrízō15

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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)

• עָשָׂה âsâhdo, maketranslated this way 437 times of its 2,478 uses · Strong’s H6213Verb  ·  Translated: done 292, made 265, make 143, did 112

  Genesis 1:7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

  Exodus 5:16 No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”

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• נָתַן nâthangive, put, settranslated this way 97 times of its 1,957 uses · Strong’s H5414Verb  ·  Translated: give 326, gave 206, given 187, put 135

  Genesis 9:12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

  Exodus 7:1 The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.

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• שׂוּם sûmput, place, settranslated this way 95 times of its 560 uses · Strong’s H7760Verb  ·  Translated: put 84, set 71, make 45, made 39

  Genesis 13:16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

  Exodus 2:14 But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”

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• כָּרַת kârathcut off, cut downtranslated this way 86 times of its 284 uses · Strong’s H3772Verb  ·  Translated: cut 144, made 47, make 28, fail 7

  Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land — from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates —

  Exodus 23:32 You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

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• כָּפַר kâpharcover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiationtranslated this way 80 times of its 100 uses · Strong’s H3722Verb  ·  Translated: make atonement 58, atoned 6, made atonement 4, atone 3

  Exodus 29:33 They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

  Leviticus 1:4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

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• חָזַק châzaqbe or grow firm, strong, strengthentranslated this way 24 times of its 290 uses · Strong’s H2388Verb  ·  Translated: strong 37, made repairs 22, strengthened 16, repaired 15

  Nehemiah 3:4 Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.

  Nehemiah 3:5 Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.

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• יָדַע yâdaknowtranslated this way 21 times of its 914 uses · Strong’s H3045Verb  ·  Translated: know 453, known 53, knows 48, knew 38

  Genesis 45:1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

  Exodus 6:3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

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• נָדַר nâdarvowtranslated this way 20 times of its 31 uses · Strong’s H5087Verb  ·  Translated: made 9, vow 4, vowed 4, make 4

  Genesis 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,

  Leviticus 27:8 But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

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• שָׁלַם shâlambe complete, soundtranslated this way 20 times of its 109 uses · Strong’s H7999Verb  ·  Translated: repay 20, fulfill 14, make restitution 7, made peace 6

  Exodus 21:34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.

  Leviticus 5:16 Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.

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• מָלַךְ mâlakbe or become king, or queen, reigntranslated this way 17 times of its 340 uses · Strong’s H4427Verb  ·  Translated: reigned 132, became king 68, reign 36, king 32

  Judges 9:6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

  2 Samuel 2:9 and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin— over all Israel.

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• שִׁית shîthput, settranslated this way 13 times of its 80 uses · Strong’s H7896Verb  ·  Translated: set 13, make 7, put 6, placed 5

  2 Samuel 22:12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

  1 Kings 11:34 Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.

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• שָׁבַע shâbasweartranslated this way 11 times of its 185 uses · Strong’s H7650Verb  ·  Translated: swore 43, sworn 32, swear 28, swore an oath 12

  Genesis 24:37 My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

  Joshua 2:17 The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear

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• הָיָה hâyâhfall out, come to pass, become, betranslated this way 11 times of its 2,848 uses · Strong’s H1961Verb  ·  Translated: will be 206, become 178, came 169, was 151

  Exodus 22:11 an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.

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• כּוּן kûnbe firmtranslated this way 11 times of its 213 uses · Strong’s H3559Verb  ·  Translated: established 43, prepared 23, prepare 16, establish 15

  1 Chronicles 22:5 And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent — famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.

  2 Chronicles 35:6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

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• כֹּל kôlthe whole, alltranslated this way 10 times of its 5,107 uses · Strong’s H3605Noun  ·  Translated: all 1,589, and all 471, whole 223, every 196

  Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

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• מַעֲשֶׂה maăsehdeed, worktranslated this way 7 times of its 223 uses · Strong’s H4639Noun  ·  Translated: work 71, works 38, deeds 8, made 7

  Numbers 31:51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.

  Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

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• דָּוִד DâvidDavidtranslated this way 7 times of its 1,046 uses · Strong’s H1732Noun  ·  Translated: David 902, David's 67, made david 4, Thus David 3Full study and all 902 verses →
• שָׂמַח sâmachrejoice, be gladtranslated this way 7 times of its 152 uses · Strong’s H8055Verb  ·  Translated: rejoice 50, glad 27, rejoiced 20, gloat 6

  2 Chronicles 20:27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

  Ezra 6:22 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

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• יָשַׁב yâshabsit, remain, dwelltranslated this way 7 times of its 1,049 uses · Strong’s H3427Verb  ·  Translated: lived 103, dwell 89, live 84, sit 70Full study and all 960 verses →
• יָטַב yâṭabbe good, well, glad, pleasingtranslated this way 7 times of its 110 uses · Strong’s H3190Verb  ·  Translated: good 14, well 8, pleased 8, go well 6

  Genesis 32:9 Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’

  Deuteronomy 28:63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.

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• זָמַר zâmarmake musictranslated this way 7 times of its 45 uses · Strong’s H2167Verb  ·  Translated: sing praises 19, sing praise 10, make music 7, Sing 4

  Psalm 27:6 Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

  Psalm 33:2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.

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• רוּעַ rûaraise a shouttranslated this way 6 times of its 44 uses · Strong’s H7321Verb  ·  Translated: shout 10, Make a joyful noise 5, shout in triumph 4, shouted 3

  Ezra 3:13 The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.

  Psalm 66:1 For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

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• פָּרָה pârâhbear fruit, be fruitfultranslated this way 5 times of its 29 uses · Strong’s H6509Verb  ·  Translated: fruitful 17, make you fruitful 3

  Genesis 17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

  Leviticus 26:9 I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.

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• בֵּן bênsontranslated this way 5 times of its 4,587 uses · Strong’s H1121Noun  ·  Translated: son 1,843, sons 892, Israelites 422, descendants 358Full study and all 3,473 verses →
• פָּנִים pânîmface, beforetranslated this way 5 times of its 1,836 uses · Strong’s H6440Noun  ·  Translated: before 448, face 222, presence 147, before you 123

  Leviticus 26:10 You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.

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• יְדַע yedaknowtranslated this way 5 times of its 44 uses · Strong’s H3046Verb  ·  Translated: know 6, made known 5, known 4, tell 4Full study and all 39 verses →
• יָשַׁר yâsharbe smooth, straight, righttranslated this way 5 times of its 25 uses · Strong’s H3474Verb  ·  Translated: pleased 4, make 3, please 2, pleasing 2Full study and all 25 verses →
• דֶּרֶךְ derekway, road, distance, journey, mannertranslated this way 4 times of its 653 uses · Strong’s H1870Noun  ·  Translated: way 204, ways 166, road 54, journey 35Full study and all 595 verses →
• שׁוּב shûbturn back, returntranslated this way 4 times of its 1,007 uses · Strong’s H7725Verb  ·  Translated: return 218, returned 105, restore 62, turn 56Full study and all 920 verses →
• דָבַר dâbarspeaktranslated this way 4 times of its 1,113 uses · Strong’s H1696Verb  ·  Translated: speak 209, said 157, spoken 142, spoke 110Full study and all 1,025 verses →
• שָׁאַל shâalask, inquiretranslated this way 4 times of its 165 uses · Strong’s H7592Verb  ·  Translated: ask 31, asked 28, inquired 16, requested 7Full study and all 156 verses →
• מִלְחָמָה milchâmâhbattle, wartranslated this way 4 times of its 298 uses · Strong’s H4421Noun  ·  Translated: battle 135, war 96, fight 11, army 5Full study and all 289 verses →
• עֲבַד ăbaddo, make, preparetranslated this way 4 times of its 25 uses · Strong’s H5648Verb  ·  Translated: made 4, done 4, carried 3, cut 2Full study and all 23 verses →
• כָּשַׁל kâshalstumble, stagger, tottertranslated this way 4 times of its 63 uses · Strong’s H3782Verb  ·  Translated: stumble 23, stumbled 7, fall 5, stumbles 4Full study and all 59 verses →
• הָלַךְ hâlakgo, come, walktranslated this way 4 times of its 1,461 uses · Strong’s H1980Verb  ·  Translated: go 338, went 173, walk 116, Come 84Full study and all 1,299 verses →
• גָּדַל gâdalgrow up, become greattranslated this way 4 times of its 115 uses · Strong’s H1431Verb  ·  Translated: great 14, grew 10, grown 7, greater 7Full study and all 114 verses →
• לָבַן lâbanbe whitetranslated this way 4 times of its 8 uses · Strong’s H3835Verb  ·  Translated: made spotless 2Full study and all 8 verses →
• כָּבַד kâbadbe heavy, weighty, burdensome, honouredtranslated this way 4 times of its 109 uses · Strong’s H3513Verb  ·  Translated: honor 19, honored 11, heavy 10, hardened 6Full study and all 105 verses →
• תָּעָה tââherrtranslated this way 4 times of its 49 uses · Strong’s H8582Verb  ·  Translated: astray 5, go astray 4, wandered 3, stray 3Full study and all 45 verses →
• בָּאַשׁ bâashbe evil, badtranslated this way 3 times of its 17 uses · Strong’s H887Verb  ·  Translated: become a stench 4Full study and all 17 verses →
• שֶׁמֶן shemenfat, oiltranslated this way 3 times of its 191 uses · Strong’s H8081Noun  ·  Translated: oil 144, olive oil 22, olive 4, perfume 3Full study and all 175 verses →
• שָׁקָה shâqâhquaff, irrigate, furnish a potion totranslated this way 3 times of its 62 uses · Strong’s H8248Verb  ·  Translated: drink 16, water 10, watered 6, drunk 3Full study and all 60 verses →
• מַיִם mayimwater, juice, urinetranslated this way 3 times of its 533 uses · Strong’s H4325Noun  ·  Translated: water 298, waters 176, like water 15, flood 3Full study and all 497 verses →
• לָחַם lâchamfight, do battletranslated this way 3 times of its 175 uses · Strong’s H3898Verb  ·  Translated: fight 77, fought 45, fighting 16, waged war 6Full study and all 170 verses →
• עָבַר âbarpass over, through, by, pass ontranslated this way 3 times of its 542 uses · Strong’s H5674Verb  ·  Translated: pass 62, crossed 57, cross 52, passed 35Full study and all 487 verses →
• עֹל ôlyoketranslated this way 3 times of its 39 uses · Strong’s H5923Noun  ·  Translated: yoke 32, made our yoke 2Full study and all 33 verses →
• מַמְלָכָה mamlâkâhkingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reigntranslated this way 3 times of its 117 uses · Strong’s H4467Noun  ·  Translated: kingdom 51, kingdoms 42, royal 8, kings 2Full study and all 113 verses →

Greek words (New Testament)

• ποιέω poiéōI do, maketranslated this way 73 times of its 544 uses · Strong’s G4160Verb  ·  Translated: do 50, done 44, doing 40, made 34Full study and all 494 verses →
• γνωρίζω gnōrízōI make known, declare, knowtranslated this way 15 times of its 25 uses · Strong’s G1107Verb  ·  Translated: made known 9, tell 3, make 2, want you to know 2Full study and all 24 verses →
• γίνομαι gínomaiI come into being, am borntranslated this way 10 times of its 544 uses · Strong’s G1096Verb  ·  Translated: become 58, came 42, became 34, happened 28Full study and all 515 verses →
• τελειόω teleióōI complete, accomplish, make perfecttranslated this way 9 times of its 23 uses · Strong’s G5048Verb  ·  Translated: made perfect 5, perfected 4, finish 2Full study and all 23 verses →
• τίθημι títhēmiI put, placetranslated this way 8 times of its 98 uses · Strong’s G5087Verb  ·  Translated: put 18, placed 12, lay 12, laid 10Full study and all 94 verses →
• σπουδάζω spoudázōI hastentranslated this way 7 times of its 13 uses · Strong’s G4704Verb  ·  Translated: Make every effort 6Full study and all 11 verses →
• φανερόω phaneróōI make clear, visible, or manifesttranslated this way 6 times of its 49 uses · Strong’s G5319Verb  ·  Translated: revealed 17, appeared 6, appears 4, made 3Full study and all 43 verses →
• ἑτοιμάζω hetoimázōI make ready, preparetranslated this way 6 times of its 40 uses · Strong’s G2090Verb  ·  Translated: prepared 18, prepare 14, Make preparations 3Full study and all 40 verses →
• διατίθεμαι diatíthemaiI appoint, maketranslated this way 5 times of its 7 uses · Strong’s G1303Verb  ·  Translated: made 3, make 2, bestow 1, bestowed 1Full study and all 6 verses →
• καθαρίζω katharízōI make cleantranslated this way 5 times of its 31 uses · Strong’s G2511Verb  ·  Translated: cleansed 9, clean 7, cleanse 4, make me clean 3Full study and all 30 verses →
• ἵστημι hístēmiI cause to stand, standtranslated this way 4 times of its 152 uses · Strong’s G2476Verb  ·  Translated: standing 39, stood 37, stand 29, set 4Full study and all 148 verses →
• καθίστημι kathístēmiI set, establish, appoint, conducttranslated this way 4 times of its 20 uses · Strong’s G2525Verb  ·  Translated: appointed 4, made 4, put him in charge 2, put 2Full study and all 19 verses →
• ἀπολογέομαι apologéomaiI give a defense, defend myselftranslated this way 4 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s G626Verb  ·  Translated: defend 3Full study and all 10 verses →

Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.