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Lexicon :: Strong's H5998 - ʿāmal

Aa
עָמַל
Transliteration
ʿāmal
Pronunciation
aw-mal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 H7892 of degrees H4609 for Solomon.]] H8010 Except H518 the LORD H3068 build H1129 the house, H1004 they labour H5998 in vain H7723 that build H1129 it: except H518 the LORD H3068 keep H8104 the city, H5892 the watchman H8104 waketh H8245 but in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 - He H5315 that laboureth H6001 laboureth H5998 for himself; for H3588 his mouth H6310 craveth it H404 of him. H5921

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3 - What H4100 profit H3504 hath a man H120 of all H3605 his labour H5999 which he taketh H5998 under H8478 the sun? H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Then H6437➔ I H589 looked ➔H6437 on all H3605 the works H4639 that H6213➔ my hands H3027 had wrought, ➔H6213 and on the labour H5999 that I had laboured H5998 to do: H6213 and, behold, H2009 all H3605 was vanity H1892 and vexation H7469 of spirit, H7307 and H369➔ there 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 knoweth H3045 whether H2450➔ he shall be H1961 a wise ➔H2450 man or H176 a fool? H5530 yet shall he have rule H7980 over all H3605 my labour H5999 wherein I have laboured, H5998 and wherein I have shewed myself wise H2449 under H8478 the sun. H8121 This H2088 is also H1571 vanity. H1892

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20 - Therefore H5437➔ I H589 went about ➔H5437 to cause H2976➔ my heart H3820 to despair ➔H2976 of H5921 all H3605 the labour H5999 which I took H5998 under H8478 the sun. H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - For H3588 there is H3426 a man H120 whose labour H5999 is in wisdom, H2451 and in knowledge, H1847 and in equity; H3788 yet to a man H120 that H3808➔ hath H5998➔ not ➔H3808 laboured ➔ H5998 therein shall he leave it H5414 for his portion. H2506 This H2088 also H1571 is vanity H1892 and a H7451➔ great H7227 evil. ➔H7451

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:16 - And H1571➔ this H2090 also ➔H1571 is a H7451➔ sore H2470 evil, ➔H7451 that in all H3605 points H5980 as he came, H935 so H3651 shall he go: H3212 and what H4100 profit H3504 hath he that hath laboured H5998 for the wind? H7307

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 - Behold H2009 that which H834 I H589 have seen: H7200 it is good H2896 and comely H3303 for one to eat H398 and to drink, H8354 and to enjoy H7200 the good H2896 of all H3605 his labour H5999 that he taketh H5998 under H8478 the sun H8121 all H4557 the days H3117 of his life, H2416 which H834 God H430 giveth H5414 him: for H3588 it H1931 is his portion. H2506

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17 - Then I beheld H7200 all H3605 the work H4639 of God, H430 that H3588 a man H120 cannot H3808 H3201 find out H4672 the work H4639 that H834 is done H6213 under H8478 the sun: H8121 because H834 though H7945 a man H120 labour H5998 to seek H1245➔ it out, ➔H1245 yet H3808➔ he shall H4672➔ not ➔H3808 find ➔H4672 it; yea further; H1571 though H518 a wise H2450 man think H559 to know H3045 it, yet H3808➔ shall he H3201➔ not ➔H3808 be able ➔H3201 to find H4672 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:10 - Then said H559 the LORD, H3068 Thou H859 hast had pity H2347 on H5921 the gourd, H7021 for the which H834 thou hast H5998➔ not H3808 laboured, ➔ H5998 neither H3808 madest it grow; H1431 which H1121➔ came up H1961 in ➔H1121➔ H1121 a night, H3915 and H1121➔ perished H6 in a night: H3915 H1121
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