Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
labour(er)
Usage: 1) labourer, sufferer, wretched one 1a) labourer, workman 1b) sufferer
Strong's Number
H6001
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
4
Strong's H6001 Quick Answer
Strong's H6001 עָמֵל (`amel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `amel (aw-male') adj. 1. toiling 2. (concretely) a laborer It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include labour, laboureth, had, and misery. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `amel (aw-male') adj. 1. toiling 2. (concretely) a laborer
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- labour, laboureth, had, and misery
Meaning and Definition
`amel (aw-male') adj. 1. toiling 2. (concretely) a laborer 3. (figuratively) sorrowful [from H5998] KJV: that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman. Root(s): H5998
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6001. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6001 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `amel, 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.
How Strong's H6001 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6001 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 H6001 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6001.
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.
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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.
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6001, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6001 FAQ
What does amel (עָמֵל) mean?
Amel (Strong's H6001) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "toiling". `amel (aw-male') adj. 1. toiling 2. (concretely) a laborer
How many times is amel (עָמֵל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H6001 across 4 books.
Where can I study amel (עָמֵל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6001 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate amel (עָמֵל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as labour, laboureth, had, and misery. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.