פְּעֻלָּה peullah
Hebrew word for “wages” · Strong’s H6468 · used 14 times in 14 verses
Meaning
1) work, recompense, reward; 1a) work; 1b) wages
How it is translated
Glosses given for peullah in context, with how often each is used:
- recompense 5
- wages 3
- work 3
- deeds 2
- reward 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 19 (1), 2 Chronicles 15 (1), Psalms 17 (1), Psalms 28 (1), Psalms 109 (1), Proverbs 10 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Isaiah 40 (1), Isaiah 49 (1), Isaiah 61 (1)
Forms
- פעלת 5
- ופעלתו 2
- פעלתם 2
- לפעלתכם 1
- לפעלות 1
- ופעלתי 1
- לפעלתך 1
- פעלתו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with peullah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׂכָר sakhar “wages” 4
- אֵת et “with” 5
- אֱמֶת emet “truth” 2
- יֵשׁ yesh “there” 2
- אֲנִי ani “I” 3
- רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 2
- יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 2
- נְאֻם neum “utterance” 2
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 2
- אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
Key verses
The verses using peullah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 19:13 — Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 — Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
- Psalms 17:4 — Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
- Psalms 28:5 — Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
- Psalms 109:20 — Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
- Proverbs 11:18 — The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
- Isaiah 40:10 — Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
- Isaiah 49:4 — Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
- Isaiah 61:8 — For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- Isaiah 62:11 — Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and…
- Isaiah 65:7 — Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills:…
- Jeremiah 31:16 — Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from…
See all 14 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.