שֶׁ/עֲמָל֛/וֹ
𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅
ʻâmâl
Physical or mental hardship resulting from strenuous labor or exertion, affliction, or distress; often connotes exhausting or burdensome toil and the suffering or frustration that accompanies it. The term can refer to labor in the sense of difficult work as well as to the trouble, pain, or misery that are the consequences or experience of hardship. In some contexts, it carries a sense of suffering as a result of injustice, wrongdoing, or affliction by others.
Ecclesiastes 2:21 · Word #4
Lexicon H5999
| Lemma | עָמָל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤌𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʻâmâl |
| Strong's | H5999 |
| Definition | Physical or mental hardship resulting from strenuous labor or exertion, affliction, or distress; often connotes exhausting or burdensome toil and the suffering or frustration that accompanies it. The term can refer to labor in the sense of difficult work as well as to the trouble, pain, or misery that are the consequences or experience of hardship. In some contexts, it carries a sense of suffering as a result of injustice, wrongdoing, or affliction by others. |
Morphology HTr/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5999-12
his toil
| Morphological Notes | Common noun, singular construct form with 3ms pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עָמָל denotes burdensome labor and the hardship that flows from it. The 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix ־וֹ specifies possession, yielding "his toil." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
his toil
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'His toil' fits the possessive and matches the hardship/effort sense, fully consistent with the context. |