39 Avos Melachos
Melachah On Shabbos On Yom Tov
זוֹרֵע ַ Zoreah (Sowing)ProhibitedProhibitedחוֹרֵשַ Choresh (Plowing)ProhibitedProhibitedקּוֹצֵרַ Kotzair (Reaping)ProhibitedProhibitedמְע מֵרַ M'amair (Gathering)ProhibitedProhibitedדָּש Dash (Threshing)ProhibitedProhibitedזּוֹרֶהַ Zoreh (Winnowing)ProhibitedProhibitedבּוֹרֵרַ Borer (Sorting)Prohibited[generally] permittedטּוֹחֵן Tochain (Grinding)Prohibited[generally] permittedמְר קֵּדַ Meraked (Sifting)ProhibitedProhibitedלָּשַ Lash (Kneading)Prohibited[generally] permittedאוֹפֶהַוּבִישוּלַ Ofeh / Bishul (Baking/cooking)Prohibited[generally] permittedגּוֹזֵזַ Gozez (Shearing)ProhibitedProhibitedמְל בֵּןַ Melabain (Whitening)ProhibitedProhibitedמְנ פֵץ Menafetz (Disentangling, Combing)ProhibitedProhibitedצּוֹבֵע ַ Tzovayah (Dyeing)ProhibitedProhibitedטּוֹוֶה Toveh (Spinning)ProhibitedProhibitedמֵיסֵךְ Maisach (Mounting the warp)ProhibitedProhibitedעוֹשֶהַשְתֵיַבָּתֵיַנִירִ יןַ Oseh Beis Batai Neirin (Setting two heddles)ProhibitedProhibitedאוֹרֵג Oraig (Weaving)ProhibitedProhibitedפוֹצֵע ַ Potzai'ah (Separating threads)ProhibitedProhibitedקוֹשֵר Koshair (Tying a knot)ProhibitedProhibitedמ תִירַ Matir (Untying a knot)ProhibitedProhibitedתוֹפֵר Tofair (Sewing)ProhibitedProhibitedקּוֹרֵע ַ Ko'reah (Tearing)ProhibitedProhibitedצָּּדַ Tzad (Trapping)ProhibitedProhibitedשּׁוֹחֲט Shochet (Slaughtering)Prohibited[generally] permittedמ פְשִיט Mafshit (Skinning)Prohibited[generally] permittedמְע בֵּד M'abaid (Salting/tanning process)Prohibited[generally] permittedמְש רְ טֵט Mesharteit (Tracing lines)ProhibitedProhibitedמְמ חֵק Memacheik (Smoothing / scraping)ProhibitedProhibitedמְח תֵק Mechateich (Cutting to shape)ProhibitedProhibitedכּוֹתֵבַ Kotaiv (Writing two or more letters)ProhibitedProhibitedמוֹחֵקַ Mochaik (Erasing two or more letters)ProhibitedProhibitedבּוֹנֶה Boneh (Building)ProhibitedProhibitedסוֹתֵרַ Soiser (Demolishing)ProhibitedProhibitedמְכ בֶּה Mechabeh (Extinguishing)Prohibitedonly for actual “ochel nefesh”מ בְעִיר Ma'avir (Kindling)Prohibited[generally] permittedמ כֶּהַבְּפ טִּיש Makeh B'Patish (Striking the final blow)ProhibitedProhibitedהוֹצָּאָּהַ Hotza'ah – (Transferring from domain to domain)Prohibited[generally] permitted39 Melachos Chart
Zo זוֹרֵע ַ Zoreah (Sowing)
Ch חוֹרֵשַ Choresh (Plowing)
Kot ַקּוֹצֵרַ Kotzair (Reaping)
Mm ַמְע מֵרַ M'amair (Gathering)
Du דָּשַ Dash (Threshing)
Zr זּוֹרֶהַ Zoreh (Winnowing)
Mv מ בְעִיר Ma'avir (Kindling)
Mc מְכ בֶהַ Mechabeh (Extinguishing)
Bo בוֹרֵרַ Borer (Sorting)
To טּוֹחֵןַ Tochain (Grinding)
Mi ה מְר קֵּדַ Miraked (Sifting)
Lu לָּשַ Lash (Kneading)
Of אוֹפֶהַוּבִישוּלַ Ofeh / Bishul (Baking/cooking)
Kt כּוֹתֵב Kotaiv (Writing 2 or more letters)
Mk מוֹחֵקַ Mochaik (Erasing two or more letters)
Go גּוֹזֵזַ Gozez (Shearing)
Me מְל בֵןַ Melabain (Whitening)
Mn מְנ פֵץ Menafetz (Disentangling/Combing)
Tz צּוֹבֵע ַ Tzovayah (Dyeing)
Tv טּוֹוֶהַ Toveh (Spinning)
Ma מֵיסֵךְ Maisach (Mounting the warp)
OB עוֹשֶהַשְתֵיַַבָּתֵיַנִירִ יןַ Oseh Beis Batai Neirin (Setting two heddles)
Ho הוֹצָּאָּהַ Hotza'ah – (Transferring from domain to domain)
Or אוֹרֵגַ Oraig (Weaving)
Poַַ פוֹצֵע ַ Potzai'ah (Separating threads)
Kos קוֹשֵרַ Koshair (Tying a knot)
Mr מ תִירַ Matir (Untying a knot)
Mt מְמ חֵקַ Mechateich (Cutting to shape)
Tf תוֹפֵרַ Tofair (Sewing)
Kr קּוֹרֵע ַ Ko'reah (Tearing)
MP מ כֶּה בְפ טִּישַ Makeh B'Patish (Striking the final blow)
Td צָּּדַ Tzad (Trapping)
Sc שּׁוֹחֲטַ Shochet (Slaughtering)
Mf מ פְשִ יטַ Mafshit (Skinning)
Mb מְע בֵדַ M'abaid (Salting/tanning process)
Mi מְמ חֵקַ Memacheik (Smoothing / scraping)
Mh מְש רְ טֵטַ Mesharteit (Tracing lines)
Bn בוֹנֶהַ Boneh (Building)
So סוֹתֵר Soiser (Demolishing)