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Strong's H4641 מַעֲשֵׂיָה (maaseyah)

Maaseyah means “Maaseiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4641 — sklerokardia (“hardness of heart”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H4641
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 5

Strong's H4641 Quick Answer

Strong's H4641 מַעֲשֵׂיָה מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ (Ma`aseyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ma`aseyah (mah-as-ay-yaw') (or Maaseyahuw {mah-as-ay-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. work of Jah 2. Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites It has 23 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include name. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ma`aseyah (mah-as-ay-yaw') (or Maaseyahuw {mah-as-ay-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. work of Jah 2. Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
name

Meaning and Definition

Ma`aseyah (mah-as-ay-yaw') (or Maaseyahuw {mah-as-ay-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. work of Jah 2. Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites [from H4639 and H3050] KJV: Maaseiah. Root(s): H4639, H3050

Original Word
מַעֲשֵׂיָה מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ
Transliteration
Ma`aseyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4639 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4641. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Maaseiah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Maaseiah = "work of Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 2) a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) father of Azariah 6) one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the

people 7) a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people 8) one of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah 9) a Benjamite ancestor of Sallu 10) a priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra 11) another priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra 12) father of Zephaniah the prophet in the reign of Zedekiah 13) father of Zedekiah the false prophet in the time of

Jeremiah 14) a Levite of the 2nd rank who David appointed to sound with psalteries on Alamoth 15) son of Adaiah and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of king Joash of Judah 16) an officer of high rank in the reign of king Uzziah 17) son of king Ahaz of Judah who was killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by king Pekah of Israel 18) governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah 19) son of Shallum and a Levite of high rand in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah 20) ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah and a

priest

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How Strong's H4641 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ma`aseyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

name Jeremiah 29:21 2×

How Strong's H4641 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4641 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4641 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 15:18 KJV

And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

1 Chronicles 15:20 KJV

And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

2 Chronicles 23:1 KJV

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4641.

1 Chronicles 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1 Chronicles 15:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
2 Chronicles 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
2 Chronicles 26:11 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
2 Chronicles 28:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
2 Chronicles 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
Ezra 10:18 Old Testament, KJV
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Ezra 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Ezra 10:22 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Ezra 10:30 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Nehemiah 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
Nehemiah 8:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Nehemiah 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
Nehemiah 11:7 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
Nehemiah 12:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Nehemiah 12:42 Old Testament, KJV
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
Jeremiah 21:1 Old Testament, KJV
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
Jeremiah 29:21 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
Jeremiah 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
Jeremiah 35:4 Old Testament, KJV
And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
Jeremiah 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4641, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 15:18 1 Chronicles 15:20
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 23:1 2 Chronicles 26:11 2 Chronicles 28:7 2 Chronicles 34:8
Ezra 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 10:18 Ezra 10:21 Ezra 10:22 Ezra 10:30
Nehemiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3:23 Nehemiah 8:4 Nehemiah 8:7 Nehemiah 10:25 Nehemiah 11:5 Nehemiah 11:7 Nehemiah 12:41 Nehemiah 12:42
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 29:21 Jeremiah 29:25 Jeremiah 35:4 Jeremiah 37:3

Strong's H4641 FAQ

What does maaseyah (מַעֲשֵׂיָה) mean?

Maaseyah (Strong's H4641) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Maaseiah". Ma`aseyah (mah-as-ay-yaw') (or Maaseyahuw {mah-as-ay-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. work of Jah 2. Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites

How many times is maaseyah (מַעֲשֵׂיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H4641 across 5 books.

Where can I study maaseyah (מַעֲשֵׂיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4641 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate maaseyah (מַעֲשֵׂיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as name. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.