first 23 avot melacha

  Hebrew Term English Term/Definition Hebrew Definition Hint Picture Audio
1 חורש Preparing the ground for planting    
2 זורע Helping a plant to grow    
3 קוצר Harvesting    
4 בורר Removing waste from good (with fingers or tool)    
5 אופה Baking/Cooking    
6 Bundling Gathering produce into piles    
7 Threshing Removing food from its natural container    
8 Winnowing Using air to separate waste from good    
9 Grinding Chopping into small pieces    
10 Sifting Using a sieve to separate out the big pieces    
11 Kneading Mixing wet and dry into a mush    
12 מלבן Bleaching/Laundering    
13 צובע Dyeing    
14 קושר Tying a permanent knot    
15 מתיר Untying a permanent knot    
16 תופר Sewing    
17 קורע Tearing in order to resew    
18 Shearing Removing non-living growth from a living thing    
19 Combing Untangling    
20 Spinning Twisting into thread    
21 Preparing the loom Setting up cloth making equipment    
22 Weaving entwining threads into cloth    
23 Removing from the loom and finishing edges unravelling or finishing cloth    
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