What does עָמָל mean in the Bible?
e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind".
Hebrew · H5999
עָמָל
Toil , i.e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind
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עָמָלH5999
What does עָמָל mean in the Bible?
עָמָל is a Hebrew word meaning "toil , i.e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5999?
The BSB source-word alignment has 55 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trouble (7), and trouble (3), the labor (3), his labor (2), in his labor (2).
Where does עָמָל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:51. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (22), Psalms (13), Job (8), Isaiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ittrouble7×Numbers 23:21, Job 4:8, Job 15:35, Psalms 7:14
and trouble3×Job 5:6, Psalms 25:18, Psalms 55:10
the labor3×Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:20, Ecclesiastes 5:18
his labor2×Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 3:13
in his labor2×Ecclesiastes 5:19, Ecclesiastes 8:15
labor2×Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 6:7
mischief2×Psalms 94:20, Isaiah 59:4
the toil2×Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 10:15
wrongdoing2×Habakkuk 1:3, Habakkuk 1:13
[your] misery1×Job 11:16
After the anguish1×Isaiah 53:11
and [what]1×Ecclesiastes 2:11
and in your labor1×Ecclesiastes 9:9
for his labor1×Ecclesiastes 5:15
for their labor1×Ecclesiastes 4:9
his misery1×Proverbs 31:7
His trouble1×Psalms 7:16
his work1×Ecclesiastes 2:24
I had toiled1×Ecclesiastes 2:18
in the trouble1×Psalms 140:9
is but labor1×Psalms 90:10
miserable1×Job 16:2
my hardship1×Genesis 41:51
my labor1×Ecclesiastes 2:10
my work1×Ecclesiastes 2:10
of misery1×Job 7:3
of the burdens1×Psalms 73:5
only trouble1×Jeremiah 20:18
oppressive1×Isaiah 10:1
the fruit of others’ labor1×Psalms 105:44
the misery1×Judges 10:16
the sorrow1×Job 3:10
to his labor1×Ecclesiastes 4:8
to trouble1×Job 5:7
toil1×Deuteronomy 26:7
was troublesome1×Psalms 73:16
who has labored1×Ecclesiastes 2:21
with hard labor1×Psalms 107:12
with toil1×Ecclesiastes 4:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:51עֲמָלִ֔יtomy hardshipNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularNumbers 23:21עָמָ֖לtotroubleNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 26:7עֲמָלֵ֖נוּtotoilNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralJudges 10:16בַּעֲמַ֥לtothe miseryPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 3:10עָ֝מָ֗לtothe sorrowNoun - masculine singularJob 4:8עָמָ֣לtotroubleNoun - masculine singularJob 5:6עָמָֽל׃toand troubleNoun - masculine singularJob 5:7לְעָמָ֣לtoto troublePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJob 7:3עָ֝מָ֗לtoof miseryNoun - masculine singularJob 11:16עָמָ֣לto[your] miseryNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 41:51
Aligned rows55
Books represented11
Genesis1Numbers1Deuteronomy1Judges1Job8Psalms13Proverbs2Ecclesiastes22Isaiah3Jeremiah1Habakkuk2
Source forms
עָמָ֖ל7x‘ā·mālNumbers 23:21, Psalms 73:16, Ecclesiastes 4:6, Isaiah 10:1
עָמָ֣ל5x‘ā·mālJob 4:8, Job 11:16, Job 16:2, Psalms 90:10
עֲמָלִ֔י4x‘ă·mā·lîGenesis 41:51, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Ecclesiastes 2:18, Ecclesiastes 2:19
עָ֝מָ֗ל3x‘ā·mālJob 3:10, Job 7:3, Psalms 7:14
עֲמָל֔וֹ3x‘ă·mā·lōwEcclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 4:8
בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ2xba·‘ă·mā·lōwEcclesiastes 2:24, Ecclesiastes 5:19
וְעָמָ֣ל2xwə·‘ā·mālPsalms 55:10, Habakkuk 1:3
עֲמַ֥ל2x‘ă·malEcclesiastes 6:7, Ecclesiastes 10:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular20xNumbers 23:21, Job 3:10, Job 4:8, Job 5:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular6xPsalms 7:16, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 3:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular5xGenesis 41:51, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Ecclesiastes 2:18, Ecclesiastes 2:19
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular4xEcclesiastes 2:24, Ecclesiastes 5:15, Ecclesiastes 5:19, Ecclesiastes 8:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 55:10, Proverbs 24:2, Habakkuk 1:3
Noun - masculine singular construct3xPsalms 140:9, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Ecclesiastes 10:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2xJudges 10:16, Psalms 73:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xEcclesiastes 2:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. toil , i.e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind
Source Gloss
toil , i.e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind BDB: trouble Usage: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָמָל is built from this root:
עָמַלH5998
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