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Strong's H3018 יְגִיעַ (yegia)

Yegia means “work” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3018 — leuis (“Levi”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3018
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 10

Strong's H3018 Quick Answer

Strong's H3018 יְגִיַע (ygiya`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ygiya` (yeg-ee'-ah) n-m. 1. toil 2. (hence) a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) It has 16 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include labour, labours, and work. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ygiya` (yeg-ee'-ah) n-m. 1. toil 2. (hence) a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
labour, labours, and work

Meaning and Definition

ygiya` (yeg-ee'-ah) n-m. 1. toil 2. (hence) a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) [from H3021] KJV: labour, work. Root(s): H3021

Original Word
יְגִיַע
Transliteration
ygiya`
Derivation
Root: יגע First root strongs: 3021
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3018. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3018 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ygiya`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

labour Nehemiah 5:13 11× labours Deuteronomy 28:33 work Job 10:3

How Strong's H3018 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3018 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3018 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:42 KJV

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Deuteronomy 28:33 KJV

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

Nehemiah 5:13 KJV

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3018.

Genesis 31:42 Old Testament, KJV
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Deuteronomy 28:33 Old Testament, KJV
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
Nehemiah 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
Job 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 39:11 Old Testament, KJV
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Job 39:16 Old Testament, KJV
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
Psalms 78:46 Old Testament, KJV
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
Psalms 109:11 Old Testament, KJV
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Psalms 128:2 Old Testament, KJV
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Isaiah 45:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Isaiah 55:2 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Jeremiah 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Jeremiah 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Ezekiel 23:29 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
Hosea 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Haggai 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3018, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3018 FAQ

What does yegia (יְגִיעַ) mean?

Yegia (Strong's H3018) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "work". ygiya` (yeg-ee'-ah) n-m. 1. toil 2. (hence) a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)

How many times is yegia (יְגִיעַ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H3018 across 10 books.

Where can I study yegia (יְגִיעַ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3018 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yegia (יְגִיעַ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as labour, labours, and work. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.