What does עַצְלָה · πωρόω mean in the Bible?
עַצְלָה · πωρόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sloth, laziness, negligence".
Hebrew · H6103, G4456
עַצְלָה
(As abstractly) indolence · to harden
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עַצְלָה H6103 (as abstractly) indolence
πωρόω G4456 to harden
Pronunciation pōróō
Spiritual hardening as a callous forming on the heart, resistant to God's truth and mercy
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What does עַצְלָה (atslah) mean in the Bible?
עַצְלָה · πωρόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sloth, laziness, negligence".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6103, G4456?
H6103, G4456 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sloth, laziness, negligence
Strong's H6103, G4456
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
sloth, laziness, negligence
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַצְלָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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