What is the Hebrew word for 'make' in Genesis 1-26 and how is it different in meaning from Gen 1-16 'made' and Gen 1-26 'created'?

Answer 1

In Genesis 1:26, the Hebrew word for 'make' is "asah," which means to do or make. In Genesis 1:16, the Hebrew word for 'made' is "asah" as well, but in the past tense. In Genesis 1:26, the Hebrew word for 'created' is "bara," which means to create something new out of nothing. So basically, in Genesis 1:26, God is making something new out of existing materials, while in Genesis 1:16, He is just making something. Hope that clears things up for ya!

Answer 2

Oh, dude, in Genesis 1:26, the Hebrew word for 'make' is 'asah,' which basically means to do or make something. Now, in Genesis 1:16, the word 'made' is 'asah' too, but it's in the past tense, so it's like, already done, you know? And in Genesis 1:26, 'created' is 'bara,' which is like a whole other level of making stuff, like creating from nothing. So, yeah, they're similar but different, like Coke and Pepsi, man.

Answer 3

I highlighted the two words. It's the exact same word (to make = asah, עשה). In Gen. 1:26 it is "we will make" (na'aseh), and in Gen. 1:16 it is "and he made" (va-ya'as).

In fact, Jewish Bibles translate both words as "make".

Genesis 1:26

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ; וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם, וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל-הָאָרֶץ, וּבְכָל-הָרֶמֶשׂ, הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל-הָאָרֶץ׃

Genesis 1:16

וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-שְׁנÖµ×™ הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים: אֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל, לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם, וְאֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה, וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים׃