535. amal

Lexicon

amal: Trouble, labor, toil, mischief, sorrow

Original Word: אָמַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: amal
Pronunciation: ah-mahl
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-mal')
Definition: Trouble, labor, toil, mischief, sorrow
Meaning: to droop, to be sick, to mourn

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

languish, be weak, wax feeble

A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn -- languish, be weak, wax feeble.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be weak, languish
NASB Translation
decays (1), fade away (1), fades (1), fails (2), languish (1), languished (1), languishes (2), languishing (1), pine away (1), pines away (2), wither (2), withered (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אָמַל] verb be weak, languish (compare Arabic hope, expect).

Qal Participle passive feminine מָה אֲמֻלָה לִכָּתֵךְ how weak is thy heart! Ezekiel 16:30 (but < Co מַהלִּֿי וְלִבְרִיתֵח);

Pu`lal Perfect אֻמְלַל Joel 1:10 +; אֻמְלְלָה Isaiah 33:9 +; אֻמְלְלוּ Jeremiah 14:2 etc.; — be or grow feeble, languish; of loss of fertility (woman) 1 Samuel 2:5; Jeremiah 15:19; of fisherman whose trade fails Isaiah 19:8 "" אנה, אבל); in Genl. of inhabitants of smitten land Hosea 4:3 ("" תֶּאֱבַל הָאָרֶץ); Isaiah 24:4 compare below usually subject inanimate, personified; שַׁדְמוֺת חֶשְׁבּוֺן Isaiah 16:8; compare Nahum 1:4 (twice in verse); תֵּבֵל Isaiah 24:4 ("" נבל, אבל); אֶרֶץ Isaiah 33:9 ("" אבל); subject גֶּפֶן Isaiah 24:7 ("" אָבַל תִּירוֺשׁ; יִצְּהָר Joel 1:10 ("" שׁדד, אבל, הובישׁ; kindred subject); תְּאֵנָה Joel 1:12 ("" הַגֶּפֶן הוֺבִישָׁה); שְׁעָרִים Jeremiah 14:2 ("" אָֽבְלָה יְהוּדָה); compare Lamentations 2:8 וַיַּאֲבֶלחֵֿל וְחוֺמָה יַחְדָּו אֻמְלָ֑לוּ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 1573: ἐκλείπω (ekleipō) • to fail, to faint, to pass away
• Strong's Greek Number 3583: ξηραίνω (xērainō) • to dry up, to wither

These Greek terms share similar connotations of decline, withering, or fading, paralleling the Hebrew concept of אָמַל (amal) in the context of physical or emotional deterioration.

Usage: The verb אָמַל (amal) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of withering, languishing, or becoming weak. It often conveys a sense of physical or emotional decline, such as sickness or mourning.

Context: The Hebrew verb אָמַל (amal) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, often depicting a state of decline or deterioration. It is used metaphorically to describe the fading of strength or vitality, akin to the withering of plants. This term can also express the emotional state of mourning or languishing, reflecting a deep sense of sorrow or distress.

In Isaiah 16:8, the word is used to describe the withering of the vine branches of Heshbon: "For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well." Here, the imagery of withering plants conveys the loss and desolation experienced by the people.

In Isaiah 24:4, the term is employed to depict the languishing of the earth and its inhabitants: "The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the exalted of the earth waste away." This passage uses the word to illustrate the universal impact of divine judgment, affecting both the natural world and humanity.

The verb also appears in the context of personal affliction, as seen in Job 16:8, where Job laments his physical and emotional state: "You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my leanness rises up against me and testifies to my face." Here, the word conveys the idea of wasting away or being worn down by suffering.

Overall, אָמַל (amal) captures the essence of decline, whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual, and is often associated with the consequences of sin, judgment, or personal affliction.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲמֻלָה֙ אֻמְלְל֖וּ אֻמְלְלָ֞ה אֻמְלְלָ֥ה אֻמְלְלָה֙ אֻמְלְלָה־ אֻמְלָ֑לָה אֻמְלָ֖לוּ אֻמְלָ֜ל אֻמְלָֽלָה׃ אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ אמלה אמלל אמללה אמללה־ אמללה׃ אמללו אמללו׃ וְאֻמְלַל֙ ואמלל ’ă·mu·lāh ’ămulāh ’um·lā·lāh ’um·lā·lū ’um·lāl ’um·lə·lāh ’um·lə·lāh- ’um·lə·lū ’umlāl ’umlālāh ’umlālū ’umləlāh ’umləlāh- ’umləlū amuLah umLal umLalah umLalu umleLah umleLu veumLal wə’umlal wə·’um·lal

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 2:5
HEB: וְרַבַּ֥ת בָּנִ֖ים אֻמְלָֽלָה׃
NAS: children languishes.
KJV: children is waxed feeble.
INT: has many children languishes

Isaiah 16:8
HEB: שַׁדְמוֹת֩ חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן אֻמְלָ֜ל גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֗ה
NAS: of Heshbon have withered, the vines
KJV: of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine
INT: the fields of Heshbon have withered the vines of Sibmah

Isaiah 19:8
HEB: פְּנֵי־ מַ֖יִם אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃
NAS: nets on the waters will pine away.
KJV: upon the waters shall languish.
INT: on the waters will pine

Isaiah 24:4
HEB: נָֽבְלָה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֻמְלְלָ֥ה נָבְלָ֖ה תֵּבֵ֑ל
NAS: the world fades [and] withers,
KJV: the world languisheth [and] fadeth away,
INT: withers the earth fades withers the world

Isaiah 24:4
HEB: נָבְלָ֖ה תֵּבֵ֑ל אֻמְלָ֖לוּ מְר֥וֹם עַם־
NAS: of the people of the earth fade away.
KJV: people of the earth do languish.
INT: withers the world fade the exalted of the people

Isaiah 24:7
HEB: אָבַ֥ל תִּיר֖וֹשׁ אֻמְלְלָה־ גָ֑פֶן נֶאֶנְח֖וּ
NAS: The vine decays, All
KJV: the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted
INT: mourns the new decays the vine sigh

Isaiah 33:9
HEB: אָבַ֤ל אֻמְלְלָה֙ אָ֔רֶץ הֶחְפִּ֥יר
NAS: mourns [and] pines away, Lebanon
KJV: mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon
INT: mourns pines the land is shamed

Jeremiah 14:2
HEB: יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: And her gates languish; They sit
KJV: and the gates thereof languish; they are black
INT: Judah gates languish sit the ground

Jeremiah 15:9
HEB: אֻמְלְלָ֞ה יֹלֶ֣דֶת הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה
NAS: seven [sons] pines away; Her breathing is labored.
KJV: seven languisheth: she hath given up
INT: pines bore seven

Lamentations 2:8
HEB: וְחוֹמָ֖ה יַחְדָּ֥ו אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ ס
NAS: to lament; They have languished together.
KJV: to lament; they languished together.
INT: and wall together have languished

Ezekiel 16:30
HEB: מָ֤ה אֲמֻלָה֙ לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם
NAS: How languishing is your heart,
KJV: How weak is thine heart, saith
INT: How languishing is your heart declares

Hosea 4:3
HEB: תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ וְאֻמְלַל֙ כָּל־ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב
NAS: who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts
KJV: and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts
INT: mourns the land languishes and everyone lives

Joel 1:12
HEB: הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה וְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ה אֻמְלָ֑לָה רִמּ֞וֹן גַּם־
NAS: up And the fig tree fails; The pomegranate,
KJV: and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate
INT: dries and the fig fails the pomegranate also

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 535
13 Occurrences

’ă·mu·lāh — 1 Occ.
’um·lāl — 1 Occ.
’um·lā·lāh — 2 Occ.
’um·lā·lū — 3 Occ.
’um·lə·lāh — 4 Occ.
’um·lə·lū — 1 Occ.
wə·’um·lal — 1 Occ.