Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם) means man-made in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
man-made
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'ase yedey adam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שהאדם יצר אותו; שהוא תוצאה של פיתוח אנושי.
וְנָתְנוּ אֶת-אֱלֹהֵיהֶם בָּאֵשׁ כִּי לֹא אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה כִּי אִם-מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי-אָדָם עֵץ וָאֶבֶן וַיְאַבְּדוּם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ma'ase yedey adam is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָדָם
- Written without vowel points
- מעשה ידי אדם
- Said
- ma'ase yedey adam
- Root
- ע־ש־ה
- Gematria
- 484
This is how Ma'ase yedey adam is said in other languages.
- English
- man-made
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'ase yedey adam.
These words mean the opposite of Ma'ase yedey adam.
- טבעי
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The word Ma'ase yedey adam comes from the root ע־ש־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'ase yedey adam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'ase yedey adam.
What does Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם) means man-made. It is said ma'ase yedey adam, with the stress on se.
What is a synonym for Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם) are מלאכותי.
What is the opposite of Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ma'ase yedey adam (מעשה ידי אדם) are טבעי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעשה ידי אדם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.