# melakhah

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɛl.ə.xɑ/

## Definitions
1. Any of the types of work forbidden on Shabbat.
2. Labor in general.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מְלָאכָה (mal'achá, “work; labor; activities forbidden on Sabbath”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/melakhah