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עָמָל H5999
H5999 is the Hebrew word עָמָל, transliterated ʻâmâl and said aw-mawl'. The King James Version most often renders it labour.
What it means
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind.
Where it comes from
from H5998 (עָמַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 43 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
Verses using עָמָל
The first 40 of 51 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 41:51 · KJV
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.
Numbers 23:21 · KJV
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
Deuteronomy 26:7 · KJV
And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
Judges 10:16 · KJV
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Job 3:10 · KJV
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Job 4:8 · KJV
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 5:6 · KJV
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Job 5:7 · KJV
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job 7:3 · KJV
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job 11:16 · KJV
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
Job 15:35 · KJV
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job 16:2 · KJV
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
Psalm 7:14 · KJV
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Psalm 7:16 · KJV
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalm 10:7 · KJV
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Psalm 10:14 · KJV
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 25:18 · KJV
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalm 55:10 · KJV
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Psalm 73:5 · KJV
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
Psalm 73:16 · KJV
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Psalm 90:10 · KJV
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Psalm 94:20 · KJV
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Psalm 105:44 · KJV
And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
Psalm 107:12 · KJV
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
Psalm 140:9 · KJV
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Ecclesiastes 1:3 · KJV
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:10 · KJV
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 · KJV
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:18 · KJV
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 · KJV
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 · KJV
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:21 · KJV
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:22 · KJV
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:24 · KJV
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:13 · KJV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 · KJV
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 · KJV
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 · KJV
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Ecclesiastes 5:15 · KJV
As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 · KJV
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5999 mean?
H5999 is the Hebrew word עָמָל (ʻâmâl), meaning toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind.
How is H5999 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it labour (21 times), mischief (8 times), travail (3 times), misery (2 times), trouble (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5999 appear in the Bible?
עָמָל (ʻâmâl) is tagged in 51 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5999 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5998 (עָמַל).
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