Hebrew noun (masculine) · H6467
פֹּעַל
poalpo'-al
work
37 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: pôʻal
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6467is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 39Old Testament books
- 29spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6467
an act or work (concretely)
The King James renders it: act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
poal is rendered "work". It stands 37 times in the Hebrew text, across ten books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-nine different ways.
The first use
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Deuteronomy 32:4פָּעֳל֔וֹ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eleven of the word's thirty-seven uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- work his4
- deed your3
- and work your2
- deed of2
- deeds2
- work of2
- work your2
- a deed1
- according to deed his1
- according to deed its1
- according to deed their1
- according to work his1
and 15 more, 37 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 37, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
29 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- פֹּ֥עַל3
- וּפֹ֥עַל2
- וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ2
- כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃2
- פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃2
- פְּעָלִ֖ים2
- פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ2
- בְּפֹ֣עַל1
- בְּפָעֳלֶ֑ךָ1
- בְּ֭פָעֳלָם1
- וּפָעָלְךָ֖1
- וּפָעָלְכֶ֖ם1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6HNcmsc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)5HNcmsc
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular4HNcmsc/Sp2ms
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine plural2HNcmpa
- noun · masculine singular2HNcmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HNcmsc/Sp1bs
Deuteronomy
two uses
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- פָּעֳל֔וֹpoolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: work his
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.”
- וּפֹ֥עַלufoalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and work of
Ruth
one use
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- פָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpoolekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: deed your
2 Samuel
one use
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- פְּעָלִ֖יםpealimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: deeds
1 Chronicles
one use
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- פְּעָלִ֖יםpealimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: deeds
Job
five uses
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
- פָעֳלֽוֹ׃foolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wage his
Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
- בְּ֭פָעֳלָםbefoolompreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: in work their
For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
- פֹ֣עַלfoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: work of
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
- פָּעֳלָ֑םpoolamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: work their
Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
- פָעֳל֑וֹfoolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: work his
Psalms
eleven uses
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- בְּפֹ֣עַלbefoalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by work of
Repay 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.
- כְּפָעֳלָם֮kefoolampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: according to work their
We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
- פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singulartagged: deed
Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: deed of
I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
- פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpoolekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: work your
May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
- פָעֳלֶ֑ךָfoolekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: deed your
For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
- בְּפָעֳלֶ֑ךָbefoolekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: by deed your
where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
- פָעֳלִֽי׃foolinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: work my
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
- לְפָעֳל֑וֹlefoolopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: to work his
Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
- פָּֽעֳל֑וֹpoolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: work his
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
- פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpoolekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: deed your
Proverbs
five uses
Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
- פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃poolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: activity his
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- פֹּ֣עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: acquisition of
The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃poolonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: work his
If 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?
- כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃kefoolopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: according to work his
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃kefoolopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: according to deed his
Isaiah
six uses
The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
- וּפֹעֲל֖וֹufoaloconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and work his
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.
- פֹּ֤עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: deed of
Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
- וּפָעָלְכֶ֖םufaalekhemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and work your
Woe 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’?
- וּפָעָלְךָ֖ufaalekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and work your
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?
- פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: work 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.
- וּפֹ֥עַלufoalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and deed of
Jeremiah
three uses
“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,
- וּפֹעֲל֖וֹufoaloconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and wage his
For 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.’”
- כְּפָעֳלָ֖םkefoolampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: according to deed their
Summon 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.
- כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּkefoolahpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: according to deed its
Habakkuk
two uses
“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.
- פֹ֙עַל֙foalnoun · masculine singulartagged: a deed
O 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!
- פָּֽעָלְךָ֙paalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: work your
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
