The meaning of “עָמָל”
Understanding ʻâmâl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, tro...
עָמָל
grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness. - toil, i.e. wearing effort - hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind 1) toil, trouble, labour 1a) trouble 1b) trouble, mischief 1c) toil, labour
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:51 | “And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.” Word: עָמָל (ʻâmâl) | |
| Deuteronomy 26:7 | “And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:” Word: עָמָל (ʻâmâl) | |
| Job 7:3 | “So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.” Word: עָמָל (ʻâmâl) | |
| Proverbs 31:7 | “Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.” Word: עָמָל (ʻâmâl) | |
| Isaiah 53:11 | “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.” Word: עָמָל (ʻâmâl) |
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