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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 BoxPsa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless H518 H3808 the LORD H3068 builds H1129 the house, H1004
They labor H5998 in vain H7723 who build H1129 it;
Unless H518 H3808 the LORD H3068 guards H8104 the city, H5892
The watchman H8104 keeps H8245 awake H8245 in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 - A worker’s H6001 appetite H5315 works H5998 for him,
For his [fn]hunger H6310 urges H404 him on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3 - What H4100 advantage H3504 does man H120 have in all H3605 his work H5999
Which H7945 he does H5998 under H8478 the sun? H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Thus I considered H6437 all H3605 my activities H4639 which H7945 my hands H3027 had done H6213 and the labor H5999 which H7945 I had [fn]exerted, H6213 and behold H2009 all H3605 was [fn]vanity H1892 and striving H7469 after wind H7307 and there H369 was no H369 profit H3504 under H8478 the sun. H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who H4310 knows H3045 whether he will be a wise H2450 man H2450 or H176 a fool? H5530 Yet he will have [fn]control H7980 over H7980 all H3605 the fruit H5999 of my labor H5999 for which H7945 I have labored H5998 by acting H2449 wisely H2449 under H8478 the sun. H8121 This H2088 too H1571 is vanity. H1892

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20 - Therefore I [fn]completely H5437 H3820 despaired H2976 of all H3605 the fruit H5999 of my labor H5999 for which H7945 I had labored H5998 under H8478 the sun. H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - When H3588 there H3426 is a man H120 who H7945 has labored H5998 with wisdom, H2451 knowledge H1847 and skill, H3788 then he gives H5414 his [fn]legacy H2506 to one H120 who H7945 has not labored H5998 with them. This H2088 too H1571 is vanity H1892 and a great H7227 evil. H7451

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:16 - This H2090 also H1571 is a grievous H2470 evil H7451—exactly H5980 as a man [fn]is born, H935 thus H3651 will he [fn]die. H1980 So what H4100 is the advantage H3504 to him who H7945 toils H5998 for the wind? H7307

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 - Here H2009 is what H834 I have seen H7200 to be good H2896 and [fn]fitting: H3303 to eat, H398 to drink H8354 and [fn]enjoy H7200 H2896 oneself in all H3605 one’s labor H5999 in which H7945 he toils H5998 under H8478 the sun H8121 during the few H4557 [fn]years H3117 of his life H2416 which H834 God H430 has given H5414 him; for this H1931 is his [fn]reward. H2506

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17 - and I saw H7200 every H3605 work H4639 of God, H430 I concluded that man H120 cannot H3201 H3808 discover H4672 the work H4639 which H834 has been done H6213 under H8478 the sun. H8121 Even though H7945 H834 man H120 should seek H1245 laboriously, H5998 he will not discover; H4672 and though H518 the wise H2450 man H2450 should say, H559 “I know,” H3045 he cannot H3201 H3808 discover. H4672

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:10 - Then the LORD H3068 said, H559 “You had H2347 compassion H2347 on the plant H7021 for which H834 you did not work H5998 and which you did not cause to grow, H1431 which H7945 [fn]came H1961 up overnight H1121 H3915 and perished H6 [fn]overnight. H1121 H3915
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