וְ֝/עָמָ֗ל
𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤋
ʻâmâl
and trouble
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.
Proverbs 24:2 · Word #5
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 HC/Ncbsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and trouble |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5999-18
and burdensome toil
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + common noun, singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עָמָל denotes exhausting, hardship-laden labor and the distress flowing from it. The prefixed conjunction וְ is preserved as "and," and the singular absolute form is reflected in the singular "toil." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and trouble
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'And trouble' fits the parallelism and typical proverb language better than 'and burdensome toil', and is supported by the SILEX definition as contextual hardship/distress. |