Atslah עַצְלָה
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| עַצְלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | atslah |
| Strong's number | H6103 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | sluggishness |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (1) |
Atslah (Hebrew עַצְלָה, Strong's H6103) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “sluggishness”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
sluggishness, laziness
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | slothfulness (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | laziness (1), through laziness (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Atslah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).