Occupation
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Occupation (9 Occurrences)

Acts 18:3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. (KJV WBS)

Acts 19:25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth. (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Genesis 46:33 It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say,'What is your occupation?' (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 46:34 That ye shall say, The occupation of thy servants hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians. (WBS)

Genesis 47:3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith. (DBY)

Ecclesiastes 2:23 For all his days are but'sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. (See JPS)

Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation. (DBY)

Jonah 1:8 Then they asked him, "Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Thesaurus
Occupation (9 Occurrences)
... of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being
occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands ...
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Trade (33 Occurrences)
... travel; resort. 2. (v.) Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment. 3.
(v ... lawyer, or a physician. 6. (v.) Instruments of any occupation. ...
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Craft (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment; hence,
the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a trade. ...
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Business (147 Occurrences)
... attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for
a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the ...
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City
... THE CITY OF THE JEWISH OCCUPATION 1. Tower or Stronghold 2. High Place 3. Broad
Place 4. Streets 5. General Characteristics III. STORE CITIES IV. ...
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Income (7 Occurrences)
... or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds
of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the ...
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Tanner (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert
them into leather by the use of tan. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TANNER. ...
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Profession (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A calling or occupation for which one professes knowledge; the occupation,
if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self ...
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Artificer (13 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A person engaged in any kind of manual occupation
(Genesis 4:22; Isaiah 3:3). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Art (3201 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired
result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. ...
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Greek
5078. techne -- art, craft, trade
... art, craft, occupation. From the base of tikto; art (as productive), ie (specially),
a trade, or (generally) skill -- art, craft, occupation. see GREEK tikto. ...
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4230. pragmateia -- careful application, hard work
... work. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pragmateia Phonetic Spelling:
(prag-mat-i'-ah) Short Definition: a business, an occupation Definition: a ...
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2038. ergazomai -- to search, examine.
... commit, do, labor for, minister about Middle voice from ergon; to toil (as a task,
occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc. ...
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2041. ergon -- work
... deed, doing, labor, work. From a primary (but obsolete) ergo (to work); toil (as
an effort or occupation); by implication, an act -- deed, doing, labour, work. ...
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5540. chresis -- use (as in a sexual sense)
... use. From chraomai; employment, ie (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation
of the body) -- use. see GREEK chraomai. (chresin) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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2039. ergasia -- work (noun)
... craft, diligence, gain, work. From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit,
pains -- craft, diligence, gain, work. see GREEK ergates. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.

2. (n.) That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

Strong's Hebrew
4399. melakah -- occupation, work
... << 4398, 4399. melakah. 4400 >>. occupation, work. Transliteration: melakah
Phonetic Spelling: (mel-aw-kaw') Short Definition: work. ...
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6045. inyan -- occupation, task
... << 6044, 6045. inyan. 6046 >>. occupation, task. Transliteration: inyan Phonetic
Spelling: (in-yawn') Short Definition: task. Word Origin ...
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4639. maaseh -- a deed, work
... conduct (1), deed (4), deeds (17), design (4), did (1), does (1), done (1), eventful
(1), goods (2), just* (1), labors (2), made (2), occupation (2), practices ...
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Subtopics

Occupation

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Only (3813 Occurrences)

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Liken (12 Occurrences)

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Line (131 Occurrences)

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Grind (12 Occurrences)

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Forwarding (1 Occurrence)

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Fisherman (1 Occurrence)

Fuller (5 Occurrences)

Forestall (2 Occurrences)

Fuller's (4 Occurrences)

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Tassel (5 Occurrences)

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Team (3 Occurrences)

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Tentmakers (1 Occurrence)

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Tent (333 Occurrences)

Retreat (10 Occurrences)

Related (45 Occurrences)

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Employ (6 Occurrences)

Depriving (2 Occurrences)

Dull (16 Occurrences)

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

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Mitylene (1 Occurrence)

Manoah (14 Occurrences)

Menahem (8 Occurrences)

Philistines (224 Occurrences)

Occupants
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