H5950 H5950
deed, work, action; specifically referring to God's great deeds
This feminine noun denotes a deed or great work, appearing only in Jeremiah 32:19 where it describes God's actions. The prophet declares God 'great in counsel and mighty in deed,' emphasizing both divine wisdom in planning and power in execution. The term may be a variant form of the more common 'alilah,' and some suggest reading the more standard form here. Regardless, Jeremiah's point is that God's works match His purposes—His deeds accomplish His wise counsel. This comes in a context where Jeremiah must buy a field while Jerusalem faces siege, trusting that God's purposes will prevail despite appearances.
Senses
1. sense 1 — God's mighty deed or work in Jeremiah 32:19, paired with His great counsel. The multilingual evidence shows minimal variation (English: 'the-deed', Spanish: 'de-obra' [of work/deed]), recognizing this as referring to divine action. The context of Jeremiah's symbolic land purchase emphasizes that God's deeds will fulfill His promises of restoration—even when circumstances seem to contradict those promises. The term links divine intention with divine accomplishment. 1×
AR["الْعَمَلِ"]·ben["-কার্যে"]·DE["[העליליה]"]·EN["the-deed"]·FR["[העליליה]"]·heb["ה-עלילייה"]·HI["कर्म-में"]·ID["dalam-perbuatan"]·IT["[העליליה]"]·jav["pandamel"]·KO["그-업적의"]·PT["o-feito"]·RU["в-деяниях"]·ES["de-obra"]·SW["katika-matendo"]·TR["eylemde"]·urd["کارناموں-میں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֲלִילִיָּה n.f. (Köii. 1, 204) deed;—of י׳, רַב הָע׳ Je 32:19 (‖ גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה); but read prob. הָעֲלִילָה.