פֹּעַל
Transliteration
pōʿal
Pronunciation
po'-al
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From פָעַל (H6466)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1792a

Strong’s Definitions

פֹּעַל pôʻal, po'-al; from H6466; an act or work (concretely):—act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H6467 in the following manner: work (30x), act (3x), deeds (2x), do (1x), getting (1x), maker (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H6467 in the following manner: work (30x), act (3x), deeds (2x), do (1x), getting (1x), maker (1x).

  1. work, deed, doing

    1. deed, thing done

    2. work, thing made

    3. wages of work

    4. acquisition (of treasure)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פֹּעַל pôʻal, po'-al; from H6466; an act or work (concretely):—act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
STRONGS H6467: Abbreviations
פֹּ֫עַל 37 noun masculineProverbs 20:11 doing, deed, work (in poetry and late, nearly = מַעֲשֶׂה); — פ׳ absolute Habakkuk 1:1; Psalm 44:2, construct Deuteronomy 33:11 +; suffix פָּעֳלוֹ Deuteronomy 32:4 +, פֹּעֲלוֹIsaiah 1:31 (Köii. 1, 35, 493 Ges§ 93 q, see below), Jeremiah 22:13; פָּעָלְכֶם Isaiah 41:24, etc.; plural פְּעָלִים 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:22; —
1. deed, thing done:
a. of God, פָּעֳלוֹ his work in providence Deuteronomy 32:4; Isaiah 5:12; Job 36:24; in deliverance Psalm 44:2 (as accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Psalm 77:13 + 5 times; in judgment Psalm 64:10; Psalm 95:9, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Habakkuk 1:5.
b. of false gods Isaiah 41:24.
c. of men, daily toil Job 24:5; Psalm 104:23; specific act Ruth 2:12; יָדָיו פ׳ of sacrificing Deuteronomy 33:11; plural of achievements 2 Samuel 23:20 = 1 Chronicles 11:32; action as having moral quality Job 34:11; Proverbs 20:11; Proverbs 24:12, 29, evil implied Jeremiah 25:14; Jeremiah 50:29; Job 36:9; Psalm 28:4, כַּפָּיו פ׳ Psalm 9:17; חָמָס פ׳ Isaiah 59:6; good action Proverbs 21:8.
2. work, thing made:
a. by hands of God Isaiah 45:9, 11 (of men).
b. by man Isaiah 1:31 (i.e. probably his idol Ges Checomm. Di and others; > read בַּעֲלוֺ LagSemitic i. 5 StaZAW iii (1888), 12f.).
3. wages of work Jeremiah 22:13; Job 7:2.
4. acquisition of treasures Proverbs 21:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:4; 32:4; 33:11; 33:11

Ruth

2:12

2 Samuel

23:20; 23:20

1 Chronicles

11:22; 11:32

Job

7:2; 24:5; 34:11; 36:9; 36:24

Psalms

9:17; 28:4; 44:2; 44:2; 64:10; 77:13; 95:9; 104:23

Proverbs

20:11; 20:11; 21:6; 21:8; 24:12; 24:29

Isaiah

1:31; 1:31; 5:12; 41:24; 41:24; 45:9; 45:11; 59:6

Jeremiah

22:13; 22:13; 25:14; 50:29

Habakkuk

1:1; 1:5