Strong H6102עָצֵל

sluggish

Transliteration
‛âtsêl
Pronunciation
aw-tsale
Morphology
Hebrew Adjective

Definition

From H6101; indolent: - {slothful} sluggard.

Detailed definition

1) sluggish, lazy
1a) sluggard (subst)

In the Bible

Strong H6102 appears in 14 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • slothful8
  • sluggard6

First verses

  1. Proverbs 6:6
    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
  2. Proverbs 6:9
    How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
  3. Proverbs 10:26
    As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
  4. Proverbs 13:4
    The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  5. Proverbs 15:19
    The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
  6. Proverbs 19:24
    A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  7. Proverbs 20:4
    The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  8. Proverbs 21:25
    The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
  9. Proverbs 22:13
    The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
  10. Proverbs 24:30
    I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
  11. Proverbs 26:13
    The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
  12. Proverbs 26:14
    As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
  13. Proverbs 26:15
    The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
  14. Proverbs 26:16
    The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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