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פֹּעַל

𐤐𐤏𐤋

pôʻal

H6467 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פעל to do, to make, to act, to work

Definition

A work, deed, or action, especially one resulting from human effort or activity; in some contexts, the result or product of an act. The term emphasizes the concrete outcome or accomplishment produced by a person, agent, or force. It can also denote the body of work or deeds attributed to someone, including the works of the deity. In poetry and wisdom literature, it often refers to notable or exemplary deeds.

Semantic Range

deed, act, work (product), achievement, outcome (of effort), enterprise, action, body of works

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root פָּעַל (p-ʻ-l), meaning 'to do, make, perform, act.' The noun form פֹּעַל denotes the result of doing or making — the product or tangible outcome of an action.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פֹּעַל appears chiefly in poetry and wisdom literature (e.g., Job, Psalms, Proverbs), often in parallel with other terms for deed such as מַעֲשֶׂה (ma‘ăseh) or עֲשִׂיָּה (asiyyah). While מַעֲשֶׂה is the more common prose term for 'deed' or 'work,' פֹּעַל tends to carry a more poetic or literary connotation and may focus on notable achievements or results, both human and divine. In the context of divine action, פֹּעַל accentuates the visible effects or products of the deity’s creative or judicial activity. Later translations sometimes use broader terms such as 'work,' 'deed,' or even 'enterprise,' but these may not reflect the specifically concrete nuance of the Hebrew term. In later Biblical Hebrew, the term is less frequent and largely replaced by more common words for work. It does not inherently imply moral or religious value, though context may assign such qualities. It is not specific to any period or social class and can refer to any productive act, whether mundane or extraordinary.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּעַל; an act or work (concretely); act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.

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Root Family

פעל (p-ʿ-l) — to do, to make, to act, to work

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4659 מִפְעָל his deeds
H508 אֶלְפַּעַל God-acts
H6466 פָּעַל I accomplish
H6468 פְּעֻלָּה wage of
H6469 פְּעֻלְּתַי Work-of-Yah

Word Forms

23 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6467-19 פֹּ֤עַל poal HNcmsc work work-of 5
H6467-17 פָּעֳל֔/וֹ paolo HNcmsc/Sp3ms his work his deed 4
H6467-18 פְּעָלִ֖ים pealim HNcmpa in deeds works 2
H6467-15 פָּעֳלֶ֑/ךָ paolekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your-works your deed 2
H6467-23 וּ/פֹעֲל֖/וֹ ufoalo HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and his work his deed 2
H6467-07 פֹ֨עַל֙ foal HNcmsa a work work-product 2
H6467-22 וּ/פֹ֥עַל ufoal HC/Ncmsc and the work and work-of 2
H6467-10 כְּ/פָעֳלֽ/וֹ kefaolo HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms according to his work according to his deed 2
H6467-06 פָעֳלֽ/וֹ faolo HNcmsc/Sp3ms his-wages his accomplished work 2
H6467-09 כְּ/פָעֳלָ֖/ם kefaolam HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp according-to-deed-of-them according to their deed 2

Occurrences in Scripture

38 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6467-17 Deuteronomy 32:4 פָּעֳל֔/וֹ paolo HNcmsc/Sp3ms his work his deed
H6467-22 Deuteronomy 33:11 וּ/פֹ֥עַל ufoal HC/Ncmsc and-work and work-of
H6467-18 2 Samuel 23:20 פְּעָלִ֖ים pealim HNcmpa in deeds works
H6467-23 Isaiah 1:31 וּ/פֹעֲל֖/וֹ ufoalo HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and his work his deed
H6467-19 Isaiah 5:12 פֹּ֤עַל poal HNcmsc deeds work-of
H6467-21 Isaiah 41:24 וּ/פָעָלְ/כֶ֖ם ufaalekhem HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp and your work and your deed
H6467-20 Isaiah 45:9 וּ/פָעָלְ/ךָ֖ ufaalekha HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms your work your deed
H6467-19 Isaiah 45:11 פֹּ֥עַל poal HNcmsc the work work-of
H6467-22 Isaiah 59:6 וּ/פֹ֥עַל ufoal HC/Ncmsc and the work and work-of
H6467-23 Jeremiah 22:13 וּ/פֹעֲל֖/וֹ ufoalo HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms his worker his deed
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