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Psalms 17:4

“Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פְּעֻלָּהpᵉʻullâh · peh-ool-law'
H6468 · Hebrew
Definition
(abstractly) work
Derivation
feminine passive participle of H6466 (פָּעַל);
KJV renderings
labour, reward, wages, work.
Grammar
  • לִ — preposition
  • פְעֻלּ֣וֹת — common noun, feminine, plural, construct
Code HR/Ncfpc
Usage
Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 19:132 Chronicles 15:7Psalms 28:5Psalms 109:20Proverbs 10:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פְּעֻלָּה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.