| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs synonymous parallelism between the inanimate hadelet {הַ֭דֶּלֶת | hăddĕlēt} ‘the door’ and the human weatzel {וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל | wə‘āṣēl} ‘sluggard’. Each clause features the Qal imperfect tissov {תִּסּ֣וֹב | tissōḇ} ‘turns’ followed by locative prepositional phrases al-tzirah {עַל־צִירָ֑הּ | ʿal ṣīrāh} ‘on its hinge’ and al-mittato {עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ | ʿal miṭṭātô} ‘on his bed’. The vav conjunction links the second clause where the verb is understood from the first. This comparative structure creates a poetic simile emphasizing habitual motion. |