Lexical Definition

‎פֹּעַל‎ pôʻal (po'-al) work ^H:N-M
from ‎פָּעַל‎

act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.

• an act or work (concretely)

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

See Greek: ἀδικέω · ἐργασία · ἔργον · μισθός · ποίημα · πρᾶξις · τάξις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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.

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