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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎌𐎊 (ʿšy, “to make, work”).
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Verb
עָשָׂה • (asá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, present עוֹשֶׂה, future יַעֲשֶׂה, passive participle עָשׂוּי, passive counterpart נַעֲשָׂה)
- (transitive) To do (to perform an action, to accomplish a thing).
Tanach, Genesis 32:10, with Young's Literal Translation:קָטֹנְתִּי מִכֹּל הַחֲסָדִים וּמִכָּל־הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ- katónti mikól hakhasadím umikol-ha'emét 'ashér 'asíta 'et-'avdékha
qāṭṓntī mikkōl haḥăsāḏīm ūmikkol-hāʾĕmeṯ ʾăšer ʿāśī́ṯā ʾeṯ-ʿaḇdéḵā - I have been unworthy of all the kind acts, and of all the truth which Thou hast done with thy servant
- (transitive) To make; to create.
עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל- He who makes peace in his high places, may he make peace upon us and upon all Israel.
- (transitive) To make (to cause to be).
- (slang, transitive) To say (to utter).
- (slang, transitive) To do (to have sex with).
Usage notes
- Unlike English do, עָשָׂה never introduces a bare infinitive; however, it does frequently act as a “light” verb, with the main verbal force being carried by its direct object; hence עשה קניות (asá k'niyót, “to do shopping”), עשה כביסה (asá k'visá, “to do laundry”), and so on.
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