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עָמֵל H6001
H6001 is the Hebrew word עָמֵל, transliterated ʻâmêl and said aw-male'. The King James Version most often renders it workmen's.
What it means
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful.
Where it comes from
from H5998 (עָמַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
Verses using עָמֵל
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 5:26 · KJV
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Job 3:20 · KJV
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job 20:22 · KJV
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Proverbs 16:26 · KJV
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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 2:22 · KJV
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 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 9:9 · KJV
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6001 mean?
H6001 is the Hebrew word עָמֵל (ʻâmêl), meaning toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful.
How is H6001 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it workmen's (1 time), misery (1 time), wicked (1 time), laboureth (1 time), taken (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6001 appear in the Bible?
עָמֵל (ʻâmêl) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6001 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5998 (עָמַל).
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