Hebrew · H6466, G2038 · unreviewed

פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן

To do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise · to work

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פָּעַל H6466 to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise

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ἐργάζομαι G2038 to work

Pronunciation ergázomai

To work actively toward a result; labor that produces concrete outcomes, whether material or moral.

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What does פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן (po'ale aven) mean in the Bible?

פָּעַל · ἐργάζομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "those who actively practice wickedness or injustice".

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Meaning

those who actively practice wickedness or injustice

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 46×

Participle active Hab 1:5 · Hos 6:8 · Isa 31:2 · Job 34:8 · Job 34:22 · Ps 5:6 · Ps 6:9 · Ps 14:4 · Ps 28:3 · Ps 36:13 · Ps 53:5 · Ps 64:3 · Ps 74:12 · Ps 92:8 · Ps 92:10 · Ps 94:4 21×

Perfect Exod 15:17 · Isa 26:12 · Job 36:23 · Ps 31:20 · Ps 44:2 · Ps 68:29 · Deut 32:27 · Isa 41:4 · Num 23:23 · Prov 16:4 · Ps 11:3 · Hos 7:1 · Ps 119:3 · Zeph 2:3 · Job 34:32 · Prov 30:20 16×

Imperfect Isa 44:15 · Job 22:17 · Job 33:29 · Ps 7:14 · Ps 7:16 · Isa 43:13 · Job 7:20 · Job 11:8 · Job 35:6 9×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 46 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 21 Perfect 16 Imperfect 9

Stem

Qal 46

Mood

Indicative 16 Indicative/jussive 7 Indicative/cohortative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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