יְגִיעַ
yᵉgîyaʻ · yeg-ee'-ah
toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3021 (יָגַע);
toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
- toil
- hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: labour, work.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to carry, to lift up › the hand that works › to see and know
The hand that works that works to carry, to lift up of the hand that works that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְגִיעַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
16 occurrences · 16 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the labour3 · 19%
- and the labour1 · 6%
- and all thy labours1 · 6%
- and from his labour1 · 6%
- the work1 · 6%
- thy labour1 · 6%
- hers: her labour1 · 6%
- and their labour1 · 6%
- his labour1 · 6%
- and your labour1 · 6%
- and all the labours1 · 6%
- all thy labour1 · 6%
- in all my labours1 · 6%
- and upon all the labour1 · 6%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.