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Lexicon :: Strong's H6001 - ʿāmēl

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עָמֵל
Transliteration
ʿāmēl
Pronunciation
aw-male'
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Part of Speech
verbal adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1639b,1639c

Strong’s Definitions

עָמֵל ʻâmêl, aw-male'; from H5998; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful:—that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6001 in the following manner: labour (4x), take (2x), workman (1x), misery (1x), wicked (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6001 in the following manner: labour (4x), take (2x), workman (1x), misery (1x), wicked (1x).
masculine noun

  1. labourer, sufferer, wretched one

    1. labourer, workman

    2. sufferer

      verbal adjective

  2. toiling

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָמֵל ʻâmêl, aw-male'; from H5998; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful:—that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
STRONGS H6001: Abbreviations
† I. עָמֵל noun masculineProverbs 16:26 labourer, sufferer; — ע׳ Proverbs 16:26 + 2 times; plural עֲמֵלִים Judges 5:26; —
1. labourer, workman: Judges 5:26; Proverbs 16:26.
2. sufferer, Job 3:20 (|| מָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ), Job 20:22.

† II. עָמֵל verbal adjective toiling, only Ecclesiastes, as predicate; — Ecclesiastes 2:18, 22; Ecclesiastes 3:9; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Ecclesiastes 9:9.

See related Strong's entry H5999.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

5:26; 5:26

Job

3:20; 20:22

Proverbs

16:26; 16:26; 16:26

Ecclesiastes

2:18; 2:22; 3:9; 4:8; 9:9

H6001

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6001 matches the Hebrew עָמֵל (ʿāmēl),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:26 - Her hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:20 - “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 - In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full force of misery will come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 - The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:18 - I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22 - What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:9 - What do workers gain from their toil?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
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