melakhah /mɛl.ə.xɑ/ noun2 •(Judaism) Any of the types of work forbidden on Shabbat.Thus, carrying an overcoat over one's shoulder is a melakhah, but wearing one is not. — 1981 •(Judaism) Labor in general.The Bible and even the rabbis had a highly positive view of melakhah and some even viewed it as a mitzvah. The prophet Isaiah declares that God teaches the farmers how to farm. — 2000 formsmelakhot
