Proverbs 21:25:2Prov.21.25.W2TAB
עָצֵ֣ל
atsel
“a sluggard”
- Transliteration
- a-TSEL
- Extended
- aa-TSEEL
- IPA
- /ʕaː.ˈtseːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sluggard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TSEL
- clause
ta-a-VAT a-TSEL te-MI-TE-nu
- sentence
ta-a-VAT a-TSEL te-MI-TE-nu ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The Hebrew noun construct taavat atsel {תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל | tāʼăwāṯ ʿāṣēl} ‘desire of sluggard’ establishes possession and emphasizes the sluggard’s internal impulse.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–tsade–lamed
“to be idle”
In context — Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard will kill him, for his hands refuse to act.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:25, so the Hebrew word עָצֵ֣ל (atsel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.21.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.25.W2.S1) and character.