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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אָמַל H535
Pronunciation ʾāmal
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] languishes 1× Isaiah 33:9
have withered 1× Isaiah 16:8
is withered 1× Joel 1:12
languish 1× Jeremiah 14:2
languishes 1× Isaiah 24:4
pines away 1× 1 Samuel 2:5
they waste away 1× Lamentations 2:8
waste away 1× Isaiah 24:4
weak-willed 1× Ezekiel 16:30
will grow faint 1× Jeremiah 15:9
will pine away 1× Isaiah 19:8
will waste away 1× Hosea 4:3
wilts 1× Nahum 1:4
wither 1× Nahum 1:4
withers 1× Isaiah 24:7
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:5 אֻמְלָֽלָה׃ to pines away Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 16:8 אֻמְלָ֜ל to have withered Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 19:8 אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ to will pine away Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Isaiah 24:4 אֻמְלְלָ֥ה to languishes Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 24:4 אֻמְלָ֖לוּ to waste away Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Isaiah 24:7 אֻמְלְלָה־ to withers Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 33:9 אֻמְלְלָה֙ to [and] languishes Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 14:2 אֻמְלְל֖וּ to languish Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 15:9 אֻמְלְלָ֞ה to will grow faint Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Lamentations 2:8 אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ס to they waste away Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 2:5
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 8
1 Samuel 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Joel 2 Nahum 2
Source forms
אֲמֻלָה֙ 1x ’ă·mu·lāh Ezekiel 16:30
אֻמְלַ֥ל 1x ’um·lal Joel 1:10
אֻמְלַ֤ל 1x ’um·lal Nahum 1:4
אֻמְלָ֜ל 1x ’um·lāl Isaiah 16:8
אֻמְלָֽל׃ 1x ’um·lāl Nahum 1:4
אֻמְלְלָ֥ה 1x ’um·lə·lāh Isaiah 24:4
אֻמְלְלָה֙ 1x ’um·lə·lāh Isaiah 33:9
אֻמְלְלָ֞ה 1x ’um·lə·lāh Jeremiah 15:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular 6x 1 Samuel 2:5, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural 4x Isaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Jeremiah 14:2, Lamentations 2:8
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Isaiah 16:8, Joel 1:10, Nahum 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Hosea 4:3
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 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 definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 15
Pulal 14×
Perfect 1Sam 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 2:8 14×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle passive Ezek 16:30 1×
Word Origins
אָמַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain