What does פְּעֻלָּה · μισθός mean in the Bible?
פְּעֻלָּה · μισθός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "payment, reward, or earnings".
Hebrew · H6468, G3408
פְּעֻלָּה
(Abstractly) work · pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
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פְּעֻלָּה H6468 (abstractly) work
Pronunciation peʿullah
Work as concrete product or wage earned, emphasizing tangible outcome rather than mere activity
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μισθός G3408 pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
Pronunciation misthós
Compensation for work or service; notably used of divine rewards for faithfulness and righteous deeds.
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What does פְּעֻלָּה (peullah) mean in the Bible?
פְּעֻלָּה · μισθός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "payment, reward, or earnings".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6468, G3408?
H6468, G3408 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. payment, reward, or earnings
Strong's H6468, G3408
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Source Gloss
payment, reward, or earnings
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פְּעֻלָּה is built from this root:
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