What does אָמַל (ʾāmal) mean in the Bible?
אָמַל (ʾāmal): Physical weakness progressing to emotional/spiritual decline; captures exhaustion's holistic impact on body and spirit
Hebrew · H535
אָמַל
To droop ; by implication to be sick , to mourn
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אָמַלH535
Pronunciationʾāmal
What does אָמַל (ʾāmal) mean in the Bible?
אָמַל (ʾāmal): Physical weakness progressing to emotional/spiritual decline; captures exhaustion's holistic impact on body and spirit
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H535?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), [and] languishes (1), have withered (1), is withered (1), languish (1).
Where does אָמַל (ʾāmal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (2), Joel (2), Nahum (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Joel 1:10
[and] languishes1×Isaiah 33:9
have withered1×Isaiah 16:8
is withered1×Joel 1:12
languish1×Jeremiah 14:2
languishes1×Isaiah 24:4
pines away1×1 Samuel 2:5
they waste away1×Lamentations 2:8
waste away1×Isaiah 24:4
weak-willed1×Ezekiel 16:30
will grow faint1×Jeremiah 15:9
will pine away1×Isaiah 19:8
will waste away1×Hosea 4:3
wilts1×Nahum 1:4
wither1×Nahum 1:4
withers1×Isaiah 24:7
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:5אֻמְלָֽלָה׃topines awayVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 16:8אֻמְלָ֜לtohave witheredVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 19:8אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃towill pine awayVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralIsaiah 24:4אֻמְלְלָ֥הtolanguishesVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 24:4אֻמְלָ֖לוּtowaste awayVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralIsaiah 24:7אֻמְלְלָה־towithersVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 33:9אֻמְלְלָה֙to[and] languishesVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularJeremiah 14:2אֻמְלְל֖וּtolanguishVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralJeremiah 15:9אֻמְלְלָ֞הtowill grow faintVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularLamentations 2:8אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃סtothey waste awayVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 2:5
Aligned rows16
Books represented8
1 Samuel1Isaiah6Jeremiah2Lamentations1Ezekiel1Hosea1Joel2Nahum2
Source forms
אֲמֻלָה֙1x’ă·mu·lāhEzekiel 16:30
אֻמְלַ֥ל1x’um·lalJoel 1:10
אֻמְלַ֤ל1x’um·lalNahum 1:4
אֻמְלָ֜ל1x’um·lālIsaiah 16:8
אֻמְלָֽל׃1x’um·lālNahum 1:4
אֻמְלְלָ֥ה1x’um·lə·lāhIsaiah 24:4
אֻמְלְלָה֙1x’um·lə·lāhIsaiah 33:9
אֻמְלְלָ֞ה1x’um·lə·lāhJeremiah 15:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular6x1 Samuel 2:5, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural4xIsaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Jeremiah 14:2, Lamentations 2:8
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular4xIsaiah 16:8, Joel 1:10, Nahum 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1xHosea 4:3
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular1xEzekiel 16:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical weakness progressing to emotional/spiritual decline; captures exhaustion's holistic impact on body and spirit
Source Gloss
to droop ; by implication to be sick , to mourn
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical weakness progressing to emotional/spiritual decline; captures exhaustion's holistic impact on body and spirit
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn BDB: be weak Usage: languish, be weak, wax feeble.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms15
Pulal14×
Perfect1Sam 2:5 · Isa 24:4 · Isa 24:7 · Isa 33:9 · Jer 15:9 · Joel 1:12 · Isa 16:8 · Joel 1:10 · Nah 1:4 · Isa 19:8 · Jer 14:2 · Lam 2:814×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle passiveEzek 16:301×
Word Origins
אָמַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.