Proverbs 26:13:2Prov.26.13.W2TAB
עָ֭צֵל
atsel
“a sluggard”
- Transliteration
- a-TSEL
- Extended
- aa-TSEEL
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈtseːl/
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
a-MAR a-TSEL SHA-khal ba-DA-rekh
- sentence
a-MAR a-TSEL SHA-khal ba-DA-rekh a-RI BEN ha-re-KHO-vot
Exegesis
The proverb begins with amar {אָמַ֣ר | ʾāmar} ‘he said’, introducing direct speech by atsel {עָ֭צֵל | ʿāṣel} ‘sluggard’.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Tsade–Lamed
“to be sluggish, lazy”
In context — Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says, “A lion is in the way; a lion is in the open squares .”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 26:13, so the Hebrew word עָ֭צֵל (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.26.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.13.W2.S1) and character.