עָצֵלʻâtsêl

sluggish, lazy, elsewhere substantive sluggard (Proverbs 24:30; Proverbs 6:6; Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 10:26)

Pronunciation: aw-tsale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6102

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 6:6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!
  • Proverbs 6:9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?
  • Proverbs 10:26 Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
  • Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.
  • Proverbs 15:19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers, but the path of the upright is an open highway.
  • Proverbs 19:24 Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).