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Proverbs 19:15

“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עַצְלָהʻatslâh · ats-law'
H6103 · Hebrew
Definition
(as abstractly) indolence
Derivation
feminine of H6102 (עָצֵל);
KJV renderings
slothfulness.
Grammar
  • עַ֭צְלָה — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HNcfsa
Usage
Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ecclesiastes 10:18

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 עַצְלָה 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.