Proverbs 16:26:3Prov.16.26.W3TAB
עָ֣מְלָה
amela
“labors”
- Transliteration
- a-me-LA
- Extended
- aa-meh-LAA
- IPA
- /ʕaːmˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- labors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-me-LA
- clause
NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO
- sentence
NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO ki-A-khaf a-LAV PI-hu
Exegesis
In the first clause, nefesh {נֶ֣פֶשׁ | nepeš} ‘inner being’ functions as subject in construct with amel {עָ֭מֵל | ʿāmēl} ‘laborer,’ followed by the Qal perfect verb amlah {עָ֣מְלָה | ʿāməlāh} ‘labors’ agreeing in third person feminine singular.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-m-l
“to toil, labor”
In context — Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the laborer labors for him, because his mouth presses him on.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:26, so the Hebrew word עָ֣מְלָה (amela) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.16.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.26.W3.S1) and character.