עָמֵל (ʿāmēl) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning toiling. It appears
9 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6001).
Also rendered
labour (er)
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1639c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1639c)toiling; laborer, sorrowful; that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken, wicked, workman
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עָמֵלadjective, verbal: toiling
Strong's H6001עָמֵל: toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful KJV:that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1639: עָמַלʿāmal — labour, toil; work severely and with irksomeness