Word Study · Strong's H6468 · Hebrew
פְּעֻלָּה
peullah
peh-ool-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pᵉʻullâh
“(abstractly) work”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(abstractly) work
Rendered in the KJV as
labour, reward, wages, work.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ2
- פְּעֻלַּ֣ת2
- וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י1
- לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת1
- לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙1
- לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃ ס1
- פְּעֻלַּ֥ת1
- פְּעֻלֹּ֣ת1
- פְעֻלַּת־1
- פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙1
- פְעֻלָּתָם֙1
- פְעֻלָּתָ֛ם1
How it is rendered · 12
- and recompense his2
- for work your2
- [be] [the] wage[s] of1
- [the] deeds of1
- [the] reward of1
- [the] wage[s] of1
- and recompense my1
- recompense his1
- recompense their1
- to [the] deeds of1
- wage[s] of1
- work their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 4
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 2
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcfpc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp2mp · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah5 of 14 · 36%
- Psalms3 of 14 · 21%
- Proverbs2 of 14 · 14%
- Leviticus1 of 14 · 7%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 14 · 7%
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Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 17:4לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹתlifulotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.here: to [the] deeds of
- Psalms 28:5פְּעֻלֹּ֣תpeulotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.here: [the] deeds of
- Psalms 109:20פְּעֻלַּ֣תpeulatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.here: [be] [the] wage[s] of
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 10:16פְּעֻלַּ֣תpeulatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.here: [the] reward of
- Proverbs 11:18פְעֻלַּת־feulat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.here: wage[s] of
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 40:10וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹufeulatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBehold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.here: and recompense his
- Isaiah 49:4וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יufeulaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBut I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”here: and recompense my
- Isaiah 61:8פְעֻלָּתָם֙feulatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.here: recompense their
- Isaiah 62:11וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹufeulatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBehold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”here: and recompense his
- Isaiah 65:7פְעֻלָּתָ֛םfeulatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralboth for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”here: work their