Poal פֹּ֫עַל

Poal (Hebrew פֹּ֫עַל, Strong's H6467) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “work”. It occurs 37 times in 37 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Poal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
• Deuteronomy 33:11
  Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

Ruth

• Ruth 2:12
  The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 23:20
  And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 11:22
  Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

Job

• Job 7:2
  As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
• Job 24:5
  Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
• Job 34:11
  For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
• Job 36:9
  Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
• Job 36:24
  Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

Psalms

• Psalm 9:16
  The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• Psalm 28:4
  Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
• Psalm 44:1
  We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
• Psalm 64:9
  And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
• Psalm 77:12
  I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
• Psalm 90:16
  Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
• Psalm 92:4
  For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
• Psalm 95:9
  When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
• Psalm 104:23
  Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
• Psalm 111:3
  His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
• Psalm 143:5
  I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 20:11
  Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
• Proverbs 21:6
  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
• Proverbs 21:8
  The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
• Proverbs 24:12
  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
• Proverbs 24:29
  Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:31
  And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
• Isaiah 5:12
  And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
• Isaiah 41:24
  Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
• Isaiah 45:9
  Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
• Isaiah 45:11
  Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
• Isaiah 59:6
  Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 22:13
  Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
• Jeremiah 25:14
  For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”
• Jeremiah 50:29
  Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:5
  Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.“Look at the nations and observe— be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
• Habakkuk 3:2
  O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).