What does פָּעַל mean in the Bible?
פָּעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise".
Hebrew · H6466
פָּעַל
To do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
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פָּעַל H6466
What does פָּעַל mean in the Bible?
פָּעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6466?
The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include do (3), evildoers (3), of evildoers (3), the workers (3), I have done (2).
Where does פָּעַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (26), Job (12), Isaiah (7), Proverbs (4).
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 do 3× Job 22:17, Psalms 11:3, Psalms 119:3
evildoers 3× Job 34:8, Psalms 92:7, Psalms 92:9
of evildoers 3× Psalms 141:9, Isaiah 31:2, Hosea 6:8
the workers 3× Job 34:22, Psalms 28:3, Psalms 94:16
I have done 2× Job 34:32, Proverbs 30:20
to the workers 2× Job 31:3, Proverbs 21:15
Will the workers 2× Psalms 14:4, Psalms 53:4
workers 2× Psalms 5:5, Psalms 94:4
You have done 2× Job 36:23, Isaiah 26:12
[awaits] those who do 1× Proverbs 10:29
[I am] doing 1× Habakkuk 1:5
accomplishing 1× Job 37:12
and forges [it] 1× Isaiah 44:12
and labors 1× Isaiah 44:12
and plot 1× Micah 2:1
and practices 1× Psalms 15:2
can you do 1× Job 11:8
carry out 1× Zephaniah 2:3
do you accomplish 1× Job 35:6
does 1× Job 33:29
evildoer 1× Psalms 101:8
fashions it 1× Isaiah 44:15
from workers 1× Psalms 59:2
has done 1× Numbers 23:23
has made 1× Proverbs 16:4
has performed this 1× Isaiah 41:4
have I done 1× Job 7:20
He ordains 1× Psalms 7:13
of his own making 1× Psalms 7:15
of workers 1× Psalms 64:2
the evildoers 1× Psalms 36:12
they practice 1× Hosea 7:1
to my Maker 1× Job 36:3
When I act 1× Isaiah 43:13
which You have bestowed 1× Psalms 31:19
who did 1× Deuteronomy 32:27
who do 1× Psalms 141:4
with the evildoers 1× Psalms 125:5
working 1× Psalms 74:12
you devise 1× Psalms 58:2
You did 1× Psalms 44:1
You have exerted 1× Psalms 68:28
You have prepared 1× Exodus 15:17
you workers 1× Psalms 6:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:17 פָּעַ֖לְתָּ to You have prepared Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Numbers 23:23 פָּ֖עַל to has done Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:27 פָּעַ֥ל to who did Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Job 7:20 אֶפְעַ֨ל׀ to have I done Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Job 11:8 תִּפְעָ֑ל to can you do Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Job 22:17 יִּפְעַ֖ל to do Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 31:3 לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי to to the workers Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Job 33:29 יִפְעַל־ to does Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 34:8 פֹּ֣עֲלֵי to evildoers Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Job 34:22 פֹּ֣עֲלֵי to the workers Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:17
Aligned rows 57
Books represented 11
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Job 12 Psalms 26 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 7 Hosea 2 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
פֹּ֣עֲלֵי 8x pō·‘ă·lê Job 34:8, Job 34:22, Psalms 6:8, Psalms 36:12
פֹּ֥עֲלֵי 6x pō·‘ă·lê Psalms 5:5, Psalms 92:9, Psalms 94:4, Psalms 94:16
פָּעַ֥לְתָּ 4x pā·‘al·tā Job 36:23, Psalms 44:1, Psalms 68:28, Isaiah 26:12
לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי 3x lə·p̄ō·‘ă·lê Job 31:3, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 21:15
יִפְעַל־ 2x yip̄·‘al- Job 33:29, Isaiah 44:15
יִפְעָֽל׃ 2x yip̄·‘āl Psalms 7:13, Psalms 7:15
פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י 2x pō·‘ă·lê Psalms 14:4, Psalms 28:3
אֶפְעַ֖ל 1x ’ep̄·‘al Isaiah 43:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 19x Job 34:8, Job 34:22, Psalms 5:5, Psalms 6:8
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 6x Exodus 15:17, Job 36:23, Psalms 31:19, Psalms 44:1
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 5x Job 22:17, Job 33:29, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 7:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 5x Numbers 23:23, Deuteronomy 32:27, Psalms 11:3, Proverbs 16:4
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 3x Job 31:3, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 21:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Psalms 119:3, Hosea 7:1, Zephaniah 2:3
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 2x Job 7:20, Isaiah 43:13
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x Job 11:8, Job 35:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
Source Gloss
to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise Usage: commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
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 1 Aligned forms 46
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×
Word Origins
פָּעַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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