מלאכה

See also: מלאָכה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־א־ך

Related to מַלְאָךְ (mal'ákh).

Noun

מְלָאכָה (m'lakhá) f (plural indefinite מְלָאכוֹת, singular construct מְלֶאכֶת־, plural construct מְלָאכוֹת־)

  1. work, labor.
  2. handicrafts.
  3. (Jewish law) Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days.

Declension

Hyponyms

  • אב מלאכה
  • תולדות מלאכה
  • מְלָאכוּתִי (melakhutí) (resultant of reformative work rather than natural process)

See also


Yiddish

Noun

מלאכה (melokhe)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of מלאָכה (melokhe).
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