Origin of Mankind: Biblical Data

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The origin of mankind is described several times in the book of Genesis. Several different Hebrew verbs are used to describe the creation of man. The first description uses the Hebrew verb asah, which is most often translated "to make" or "to produce." The word tend to imply the creation of something from pre-existing materials.

Definitions

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions:

asah (Strong's H6213)

1. to do, fashion, accomplish, make

   1. (Qal)

      1. to do, work, make, produce

         1. to do

         2. to work

         3. to deal (with)

         4. to act, act with effect, effect

      2. to make

         1. to make

         2. to produce

         3. to prepare

         4. to make (an offering)

         5. to attend to, put in order

         6. to observe, celebrate

         7. to acquire (property)

         8. to appoint, ordain, institute

         9. to bring about

         10. to use

         11. to spend, pass

   2. (Niphal)

      1. to be done

      2. to be made

      3. to be produced

      4. to be offered

      5. to be observed

      6. to be used

   3. (Pual) to be made

2. (Piel) to press, squeeze

Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1708, 1709