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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 39
    Old Testament books
  • 29
    spellings

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.

The other 29 Old Testament books never use the word.

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.

    Deuteronomy 32:4

    • 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.”

    Deuteronomy 33:11

    • 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.”

    Ruth 2:12

    • 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.

    2 Samuel 23:20

    • 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.

    1 Chronicles 11:22

    • פְּעָלִ֖יםpealimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: deeds

Job

five uses
  • Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

    Job 7:2

    • 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.

    Job 24:5

    • 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.

    Job 34:11

    • פֹ֣עַלfoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: work of
  • then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

    Job 36:9

    • 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.

    Job 36:24

    • 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

    Psalms 9:16

    • 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.

    Psalms 28:4

    • 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.

    Psalms 44:1

    • פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singulartagged: deed
  • Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

    Psalms 64:9

    • פֹּ֥עַלpoalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: deed of
  • I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

    Psalms 77:12

    • 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.

    Psalms 90:16

    • 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.

    Psalms 92:4

    • 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.

    Psalms 95:9

    • 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.

    Psalms 104:23

    • 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.

    Psalms 111:3

    • 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.

    Psalms 143:5

    • 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.

    Proverbs 20:11

    • 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.

    Proverbs 21:6

    • 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.

    Proverbs 21:8

    • 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?

    Proverbs 24:12

    • 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.”

    Proverbs 24:29

    • 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.

    Isaiah 1:31

    • 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.

    Isaiah 5:12

    • 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.

    Isaiah 41:24

    • 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’?

    Isaiah 45:9

    • 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?

    Isaiah 45:11

    • 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.

    Isaiah 59:6

    • 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,

    Jeremiah 22:13

    • 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.’”

    Jeremiah 25:14

    • 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.

    Jeremiah 50:29

    • 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.

    Habakkuk 1:5

    • 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!

    Habakkuk 3:2

    • פָּֽעָלְךָ֙paalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: work your

The letters

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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.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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