Definition
from H5998; toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
Traditional renderings: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
Traditional renderings: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָמָל:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
55 total
- Isaiah 53:11מֵעֲמַ֤ל · After the anguishAfter the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
- Isaiah 59:4עָמָ֖ל · mischiefNo one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Jeremiah 20:18עָמָ֖ל · only troubleWhy did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
- Habakkuk 1:3וְעָמָ֣ל · wrongdoingWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.
- Habakkuk 1:13עָמָ֖ל · wrongdoingYour eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?