פֹּעַלpôʻal

doing, deed, work

Pronunciation: po'-al · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6467

Meanings

1. deed, thing done

a. of God (Deuteronomy 32:4; Isaiah 5:12; Job 36:24)

b. of false gods (Isaiah 41:24)

c. of men (Job 24:5; Psalms 104:23; Ruth 2:12)

2. work, thing made

a. by hands of God (Isaiah 45:9; Isaiah 45:11)

b. by man (Isaiah 1:31)

3. wages of work (Jeremiah 22:13; Job 7:2)

4. acquisition (Proverbs 21:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 37 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
  • Deuteronomy 33:11 Bless the ministry of the Levites, O Lord, and accept all the work of their hands. Hit their enemies where it hurts the most; strike down their foes so they never rise again.”
  • Ruth 2:12 May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
  • 2 Samuel 23:20 There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:22 There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.
  • Job 7:2 like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).