ye.gi.a denotes human labor and, where it is eaten, taken, or plundered, the results gained through that labor.

The term most often denotes the results or possessions associated with human work, especially where they are eaten, taken, or plundered; it also refers directly to labor performed by hands or expended without gain.

1. Results gained through labor · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 28:33 the APB renders fruit from the land and “all your toil” as being eaten by an unknown people. Ezekiel 23:29 and Psalm 109:11 likewise place the term in clauses where all that belongs to a person is taken or plundered, while Psalm 78:46 places it alongside crops given to the locust.

   Deuteronomy 28:33Ezekiel 23:29Isaiah 45:14Jeremiah 3:24Psalm 109:11Psalm 78:46
2. Labor performed by hands · common

   Genesis 31:42 and Job 10:3 place the term in the phrase rendered “labor of my hands” and “toil of your hands.” Job 39:11 asks whether work may be left to a strong animal, and Isaiah 55:2 pictures toil being spent for what does not satisfy.

   Genesis 31:42Isaiah 55:2Job 10:3Job 39:11Job 39:16Psalm 128:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “toil” most often, while also rendering clauses with “labor,” “work of their hands,” and “laboring.” These renderings indicate the clause-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.