Lexical Definition
פְּעֻלָּה pᵉʻullâh (peh-ool-law') wages H:N-F
feminine passive participle of פָּעַל
labour, reward, wages, work.
- (abstractly) work
1) work, recompense, reward
1a) work
1b) wages
See Greek: δουλεία · λειτουργία · μόχθος · πόνος
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| פְעֻלָּתָם֙ | recompense their | Isa.61.8 |
| פְעֻלָּתָ֛ם | work their | Isa.65.7 |
| פְעֻלַּת | wage of | Prov.11.18 |
| פְּעֻלֹּ֣ת | deeds of | Ps.28.5 |
| פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙ | recompense his | Ezek.29.20 |
| פְּעֻלַּ֥ת | wage of | Lev.19.13 |
| פְּעֻלַּ֣ת | reward of | Prov.10.16 |
| wage of | Ps.109.20 | |
| לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת | to deeds of | Ps.17.4 |
| לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙ | for work your | Jer.31.16 |
| לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם | for work your | 2Chr.15.7 |
| וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י | and recompense my | Isa.49.4 |
| וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ | and recompense his | Isa.40.10 • Isa.62.11 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[פְּעֻלָּה] noun feminine work, recompence (in poetry and late); — construct פְּעֻלַּת Lev 19:13 +, suffix פְּעֻלָּתִי Isa 49:4, etc.; plural construct פְּעֻלּוֺת Ps 17:4, תֹ- Ps 28:5 —
1. work:
a. plural deeds of ׳י Ps 28:5.
b. of men, Ps 17:4 (plural); toil, suffering Jer 31:16 good action 2Chr 15:7, wicked Isa 65:7, שָׁ֑קֶר ׳פ Prov 11:18.
2. wages (as earned by work) Lev 19:13; Prov 10:16 (|| תְּבוּאָה), Ezek 29:20 reward (from ׳י) Isa 49:4; Isa 61:8 probably figurative of people won back by ׳י in warfare Isa 40:10; Isa 62:11 (|| שָׂכָר); of punishment, Ps 109:20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 19:13 |
| 2 Chronicles | 15:7 |
| Psalms | 17:4 · 28:5 · 109:20 |
| Proverbs | 10:16 · 11:18 |
| Isaiah | 40:10 · 49:4 · 61:8 · 62:11 · 65:7 |
| Jeremiah | 31:16 |
| Ezekiel | 29:20 |