What does עָמָל · πόνος mean in the Bible?
עָמָל · πόνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "harm, trouble, or mischief".
Hebrew · H5999, G4192
עָמָל
Toil , i.e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind · travail
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עָמָל H5999 toil , i.e. wearing effort ; hence, worry , whether of body or mind
πόνος G4192 travail
Pronunciation pónos
Labor's bitter consequence: not the work itself, but the pain and suffering it produces.
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What does עָמָל (amal) mean in the Bible?
עָמָל · πόνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "harm, trouble, or mischief".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5999, G4192?
H5999, G4192 is connected to 55 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. harm, trouble, or mischief
Strong's H5999, G4192
Lexical occurrences 55 verses Source Gloss
harm, trouble, or mischief
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָמָל is built from this root:
עָמַל H5998
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain