Word Study · Strong's H6001 · Hebrew
עָמֵל
amel
aw-male'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâmêl
“toiling”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful
Rendered in the KJV as
that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- עָמֵ֖ל3
- לְעָמֵ֣ל1
- עָמֵ֣ל1
- עָ֭מֵל1
- עָמֵ֗ל1
- עָמֵֽל׃1
- עֲמֵלִ֑ים1
How it is rendered · 7
- [was] a laborer2
- a laborer2
- [are] a laborer1
- [is] a laborer1
- a sufferer1
- to a sufferer1
- workmen1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · masculine singular7
- adjective · masculine plural1
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 7
- HAampa · 1
- HR/Aamsa · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Ecclesiastes carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 3:20לְעָמֵ֣לleamelpreposition + adjective · masculine singularWhy is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,here: to a sufferer
- Job 20:22עָמֵ֣לʾameladjective · masculine singularIn the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.here: a sufferer
Proverbs1 occurrence
Ecclesiastes5 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 2:18עָמֵ֖לʾameladjective · masculine singularI hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.here: [was] a laborer
- Ecclesiastes 2:22עָמֵ֖לʾameladjective · masculine singularFor what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?here: [was] a laborer
- Ecclesiastes 3:9עָמֵֽל׃ʾameladjective · masculine singularWhat does the worker gain from his toil?here: [is] a laborer
- Ecclesiastes 4:8עָמֵ֗לʾameladjective · masculine singularThere is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.here: a laborer
- Ecclesiastes 9:9עָמֵ֖לʾameladjective · masculine singularEnjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.here: [are] a laborer