to make
a.vad denotes making something or carrying out an action, order, or prescribed task in the cited Aramaic verses.
The verb most often concerns carrying out an action, directive, or required work; it also describes making or bringing specified things and results into existence, such as an image, a feast, or a refuse heap.
Senses in use
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Carrying out an action or directive · dominant
In Ezra 6:13, the Qal perfect plural occurs when the officials acted according to what the king had sent; in Ezra 6:16 it occurs for performing the house's dedication. The infinitive construct in Ezra 4:22 concerns acting so that damage does not increase, while the Hothpaal imperfect in Ezra 7:23 places what the heavenly decree requires in the clause the APB renders "shall be done exactly."
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Making or bringing about a specified result · common
In Daniel 3:1, the Qal perfect singular is used when Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, and in Daniel 5:1 the same form occurs for Belshazzar's great feast. Daniel 3:15 refers to the image the speaker made, while Jeremiah 10:11 uses the Qal perfect plural in the clause about gods that did not make the heavens and earth. Hothpaal imperfect forms occur in the judicial clauses where houses are to be made a refuse or rubbish heap.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the verb's clauses with expressions such as "made," "do," "acted," and "shall be done exactly" in Daniel 3:1, Ezra 6:13, and Ezra 7:23. These renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than assigning each English term precisely to the Aramaic form.