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Lexicon :: Strong's H5998 - ʿāmal

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עָמַל
Transliteration
ʿāmal
Pronunciation
aw-mal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1639

Strong’s Definitions

עָמַל ʻâmal, aw-mal'; a primitive root; to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness:—(take) labour (in).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H5998 in the following manner: labour (8x), take (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H5998 in the following manner: labour (8x), take (3x).

  1. to labour, toil

    1. (Qal) to labour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָמַל ʻâmal, aw-mal'; a primitive root; to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness:—(take) labour (in).
STRONGS H5998: Abbreviations
† עָמַל verb labour, toil (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb076501 labour, make; Sabean עמל work (? noun or verb) CISiv. No. 250; Aramaic עֲמַל, bdb076502; Zinjirli עמל; Assyrian nîmelu, gain, possessions); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ע׳ Ecclesiastes 2:21; 3rd person feminine singular עָֽמְלָה Proverbs 16:26; 2nd person masculine singular עָמַלְתָּ Jonah 4:10; 1st person singular עָמַלְתִּי Ecclesiastes 2:11 + 2 times; 3rd person plural עָֽמְלוּ Psalm 127:1; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲמֹל Ecclesiastes 1:3 + 3 times; — labour (very late): in building Psalm 127:1; tillage, with בְּ Jonah 4:10; generally, with בְּ Ecclesiastes 2:21, with לְ Proverbs 16:26; Ecclesiastes 5:15, with לְ + infinitive Ecclesiastes 8:17; עֲמָלוֺ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹל Ecclesiastes 1:3; Ecclesiastes 5:17, compare Ecclesiastes 2:11, 19, 20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

127:1; 127:1

Proverbs

16:26; 16:26

Ecclesiastes

1:3; 1:3; 2:11; 2:11; 2:19; 2:20; 2:21; 2:21; 5:15; 5:17; 8:17

Jonah

4:10; 4:10

H5998

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5998 matches the Hebrew עָמַל (ʿāmal),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 -

A Song of [fn]Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless the LORD builds the house,

They labor in vain who build it;

Unless the LORD guards the city,

The watchman keeps awake in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 -

The appetite of a worker works for him,

For his hunger urges him on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3 -

What advantage does man have from all his work

Which he does [fn]under the sun (while earthbound)?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Then I considered all which my hands had done and labored to do, and behold, all was vanity and chasing after the wind and there was no profit (nothing of lasting value) under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity (futility, self-conceit).

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20 - So I turned aside and let my heart despair over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - For there is a man who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, yet gives his legacy to one who has not labored for it. This too is vanity and a great evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:16 - This also is a grievous evil—exactly as he was born, so he shall die. So what advantage has he who labors for the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 -

Behold, here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God gives him—for this is his [allotted] reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17 - and I saw all the work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though man may labor in seeking, he will not discover; and [more than that], though a wise man thinks and claims he knows, he will not be able to find it out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:10 - Then the LORD said, “You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight.
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