Word Study · Strong's H6467 · Hebrew
פֹּעַל
poal
po'-al
Strong's 1890 spelling: pôʻal
“an act or work (concretely)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an act or work (concretely)
Rendered in the KJV as
act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
- 37occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 37 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- פֹּ֥עַל3
- וּפֹ֥עַל2
- וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ2
- כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃2
- פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃2
- פְּעָלִ֖ים2
- פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ2
- בְּפֹ֣עַל1
- בְּפָעֳלֶ֑ךָ1
- בְּ֭פָעֳלָם1
- וּפָעָלְךָ֖1
- וּפָעָלְכֶ֖ם1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 28
- work his4
- [the] deed[s] of2
- [the] work of2
- and work your2
- deed[s] your2
- deeds2
- work your2
- [the] acquisition of1
- [the] deed[s]1
- a deed1
- according to deed his1
- according to deed[s] its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 17
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine plural2
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 6
- HNcmsc · 5
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 4
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 3
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HC/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmpa · 2
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp · 1
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
All 37, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 32:4פָּעֳל֔וֹpoolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.here: work his
- Deuteronomy 33:11וּפֹ֥עַלufoalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”here: and [the] work of
Job5 occurrences
- Job 7:2פָעֳלֽוֹ׃foolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularLike a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.here: wage[s] his
- Job 24:5בְּ֭פָעֳלָםbefoolompreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralIndeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.here: in work their
- Job 34:11פֹ֣עַלfoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.here: [the] work of
- Job 36:9פָּעֳלָ֑םpoolamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralthen He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.here: work their
- Job 36:24פָעֳל֑וֹfoolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularRemember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.here: work his
Psalms11 occurrences
- Psalms 9:16בְּפֹ֣עַלbefoalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selahhere: by [the] work of
- Psalms 28:4כְּפָעֳלָם֮kefoolampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralRepay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.here: according to work their
- Psalms 44:1פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singularWe have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.here: [the] deed[s]
- Psalms 64:9פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.here: [the] deed[s] of
- Psalms 77:12פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpoolekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularI will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.here: work your
- Psalms 90:16פָעֳלֶ֑ךָfoolekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularMay Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.here: deed[s] your
- Psalms 92:4בְּפָעֳלֶ֑ךָbefoolekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularFor You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.here: by deed[s] your
- Psalms 95:9פָעֳלִֽי׃foolinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularwhere your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.here: work my
- Psalms 104:23לְפָעֳל֑וֹlefoolopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMan goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.here: to work his
- Psalms 111:3פָּֽעֳל֑וֹpoolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSplendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.here: work his
- Psalms 143:5פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpoolekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularI remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.here: deed your
Proverbs5 occurrences
- Proverbs 20:11פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃poolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularEven a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.here: activity his
- Proverbs 21:6פֹּ֣עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.here: [the] acquisition of
- Proverbs 21:8פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃poolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.here: work his
- Proverbs 24:12כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃kefoolopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?here: according to work his
- Proverbs 24:29כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃kefoolopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularDo not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”here: according to deed his
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:31וּפֹעֲל֖וֹufoaloconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.here: and work his
- Isaiah 5:12פֹּ֤עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.here: [the] deed[s] of
- Isaiah 41:24וּפָעָלְכֶ֖םufaalekhemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralBehold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.here: and work your
- Isaiah 45:9וּפָעָלְךָ֖ufaalekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularWoe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?here: and work your
- Isaiah 45:11פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?here: [the] work of
- Isaiah 59:6וּפֹ֥עַלufoalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.here: and deed[s] of
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 22:13וּפֹעֲל֖וֹufoaloconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,here: and wage[s] his
- Jeremiah 25:14כְּפָעֳלָ֖םkefoolampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”here: according to deed[s] their
- Jeremiah 50:29כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּkefoolahpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSummon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.here: according to deed[s] its
Habakkuk2 occurrences
- Habakkuk 1:5פֹ֙עַל֙foalnoun · masculine singular“Look at the nations and observe— be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.here: a deed
- Habakkuk 3:2פָּֽעָלְךָ֙paalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularO LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!here: work your