H6467

פֹּ֫עַל

po.alH:N-M

work

1) work, deed, doing 1a) deed, thing done 1b) work, thing made 1c) wages of work 1d) acquisition (of treasure)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

פֹּ֫עַל₃₇ noun masculine^{Prov 20:11} doing, deed, work (in poetry and late, nearly = מַעֲשֶׂה); — ׳פ absolute Hab 1:1; Ps 44:2, construct Deut 33:11 +; suffix פָּעֳלוֺ Deut 32:4 +, פֹּעֲלוֺ Isa 1:31 (Kö^ii.1,35,493 Ges^{«GKC:93q»§ 93q}, see below), Jer 22:13 פָּעָלְכֶם Isa 41:24, etc.; plural פְּעָלִים 2Sam 23:20; 1Chr 11:22 —

1. deed, thing done:
a. of God, פָּעֳלוֺ his work in providence Deut 32:4; Isa 5:12; Job 36:24 in deliverance Ps 44:2 (as accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Ps 77:13 + 5 t.; in judgment Ps 64:10; Ps 95:9, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Hab 1:5.
b. of false gods Isa 41:24.
c. of men, daily toil Job 24:5; Ps 104:23 specific act Ruth 2:12 יָדָיו ׳פ of sacrificing Deut 33:11 plural of achievements 2Sam 23:20 = 1Chr 11:32 action as having moral quality Job 34:11; Prov 20:11; Prov 24:12; Prov 24:29, evil implied Jer 25:14; Jer 50:29; Job 36:9; Ps 28:4, כַּפָּיו ׳פ Ps 9:17 חָמָס ׳פ Isa 59:6 good action Prov 21:8.

2. work, thing made:
a. by hands of God Isa 45:9; Isa 45:11 (of men).
b. by man Isa 1:31 (i.e. probably his idol Ges Che^comm. Di and others; > read בַּעֲלוֺ Lag^{Semitic i. 5} Sta^{ZAW iii (1888), 12f.}).

3. wages of work Jer 22:13; Job 7:2.

4. acquisition of treasures Prov 21:6.

32 occurrences

Deuteronomy (2), Ruth (1), II Samuel (1), I Chronicles (1), Job (5), Psalms (6), Proverbs (5), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (3), Habakkuk (2)