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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עָמָל H5999
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 It trouble 7× Numbers 23:21, Job 4:8, Job 15:35, Psalms 7:14
and trouble 3× Job 5:6, Psalms 25:18, Psalms 55:10
the labor 3× Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:20, Ecclesiastes 5:18
his labor 2× Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 3:13
in his labor 2× Ecclesiastes 5:19, Ecclesiastes 8:15
labor 2× Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 6:7
mischief 2× Psalms 94:20, Isaiah 59:4
the toil 2× Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 10:15
wrongdoing 2× Habakkuk 1:3, Habakkuk 1:13
[your] misery 1× Job 11:16
After the anguish 1× Isaiah 53:11
and [what] 1× Ecclesiastes 2:11
and in your labor 1× Ecclesiastes 9:9
for his labor 1× Ecclesiastes 5:15
for their labor 1× Ecclesiastes 4:9
his misery 1× Proverbs 31:7
His trouble 1× Psalms 7:16
his work 1× Ecclesiastes 2:24
I had toiled 1× Ecclesiastes 2:18
in the trouble 1× Psalms 140:9
is but labor 1× Psalms 90:10
miserable 1× Job 16:2
my hardship 1× Genesis 41:51
my labor 1× Ecclesiastes 2:10
my work 1× Ecclesiastes 2:10
of misery 1× Job 7:3
of the burdens 1× Psalms 73:5
only trouble 1× Jeremiah 20:18
oppressive 1× Isaiah 10:1
the fruit of others’ labor 1× Psalms 105:44
the misery 1× Judges 10:16
the sorrow 1× Job 3:10
to his labor 1× Ecclesiastes 4:8
to trouble 1× Job 5:7
toil 1× Deuteronomy 26:7
was troublesome 1× Psalms 73:16
who has labored 1× Ecclesiastes 2:21
with hard labor 1× Psalms 107:12
with toil 1× Ecclesiastes 4:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:51 עֲמָלִ֔י to my hardship Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Numbers 23:21 עָמָ֖ל to trouble Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 26:7 עֲמָלֵ֖נוּ to toil Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Judges 10:16 בַּעֲמַ֥ל to the misery Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 3:10 עָ֝מָ֗ל to the sorrow Noun - masculine singular Job 4:8 עָמָ֣ל to trouble Noun - masculine singular Job 5:6 עָמָֽל׃ to and trouble Noun - masculine singular Job 5:7 לְעָמָ֣ל to to trouble Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Job 7:3 עָ֝מָ֗ל to of misery Noun - masculine singular Job 11:16 עָמָ֣ל to [your] misery Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:51
Aligned rows 55
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Job 8 Psalms 13 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 22 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Habakkuk 2
Source forms
עָמָ֖ל 7x ‘ā·māl Numbers 23:21, Psalms 73:16, Ecclesiastes 4:6, Isaiah 10:1
עָמָ֣ל 5x ‘ā·māl Job 4:8, Job 11:16, Job 16:2, Psalms 90:10
עֲמָלִ֔י 4x ‘ă·mā·lî Genesis 41:51, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Ecclesiastes 2:18, Ecclesiastes 2:19
עָ֝מָ֗ל 3x ‘ā·māl Job 3:10, Job 7:3, Psalms 7:14
עֲמָל֔וֹ 3x ‘ă·mā·lōw Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 4:8
בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ 2x ba·‘ă·mā·lōw Ecclesiastes 2:24, Ecclesiastes 5:19
וְעָמָ֣ל 2x wə·‘ā·māl Psalms 55:10, Habakkuk 1:3
עֲמַ֥ל 2x ‘ă·mal Ecclesiastes 6:7, Ecclesiastes 10:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 20x Numbers 23:21, Job 3:10, Job 4:8, Job 5:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 6x Psalms 7:16, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 3:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 5x Genesis 41:51, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Ecclesiastes 2:18, Ecclesiastes 2:19
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Ecclesiastes 2:24, Ecclesiastes 5:15, Ecclesiastes 5:19, Ecclesiastes 8:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 55:10, Proverbs 24:2, Habakkuk 1:3
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Psalms 140:9, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Ecclesiastes 10:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Judges 10:16, Psalms 73:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 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 definition Source: 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:
עָמַל H5998
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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