The meaning of “יְגִיעַ”
Understanding yᵉgîyaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
labour, work. - toil - hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) 1) toil, work 2) product, produce, acqu...
יְגִיעַ
labour, work. - toil - hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) 1) toil, work 2) product, produce, acquired property (as a result of work)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:42 | “Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.” Word: יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ) | |
| Nehemiah 5:13 | “Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.” Word: יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ) | |
| Psalms 109:11 | “Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.” Word: יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ) | |
| Jeremiah 20:5 | “Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.” Word: יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ) | |
| Hosea 12:8 | “And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.” Word: יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ) |
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