עָמֵל
Transliteration
ʿāmēl
Pronunciation
aw-male'
Part of Speech
verbal adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָמַל (H5998)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1639b,1639c

Strong’s Definitions

עָמֵל ʻâmêl, aw-male'; from H5998; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful:—that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6001 in the following manner: labour (4x), take (2x), workman (1x), misery (1x), wicked (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6001 in the following manner: labour (4x), take (2x), workman (1x), misery (1x), wicked (1x).
masculine noun

  1. labourer, sufferer, wretched one

    1. labourer, workman

    2. sufferer

      verbal adjective

  2. toiling

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָמֵל ʻâmêl, aw-male'; from H5998; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful:—that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
STRONGS H6001: Abbreviations
† I. עָמֵל noun masculineProverbs 16:26 labourer, sufferer; — ע׳ Proverbs 16:26 + 2 times; plural עֲמֵלִים Judges 5:26; —
1. labourer, workman: Judges 5:26; Proverbs 16:26.
2. sufferer, Job 3:20 (|| מָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ), Job 20:22.

† II. עָמֵל verbal adjective toiling, only Ecclesiastes, as predicate; — Ecclesiastes 2:18, 22; Ecclesiastes 3:9; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Ecclesiastes 9:9.

See related Strong's entry H5999.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

5:26; 5:26

Job

3:20; 20:22

Proverbs

16:26; 16:26; 16:26

Ecclesiastes

2:18; 2:22; 3:9; 4:8; 9:9