The meaning of “עָמֵל”
Understanding ʻâmêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman. - toiling - concretely, a laborer - figuratively,...
עָמֵל
that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman. - toiling - concretely, a laborer - figuratively, sorrowful n m 1) labourer, sufferer, wretched one 1a) labourer, workman 1b) sufferer adj v 2) toiling
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 5:26 | “She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.” Word: עָמֵל (ʻâmêl) | |
| Job 20:22 | “In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.” Word: עָמֵל (ʻâmêl) | |
| Proverbs 16:26 | “He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.” Word: עָמֵל (ʻâmêl) | |
| Ecclesiastes 3:9 | “What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?” Word: עָמֵל (ʻâmêl) |
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