What does עַצְלוּת mean in the Bible?
עַצְלוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "indolence".
Hebrew · H6104
עַצְלוּת
Indolence
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עַצְלוּת H6104
What does עַצְלוּת mean in the Bible?
עַצְלוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "indolence".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6104?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include of idleness (1).
Where does עַצְלוּת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 31:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of idleness 1× Proverbs 31:27
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Usage map
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First aligned row Proverbs 31:27
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
עַ֝צְל֗וּת 1x ‘aṣ·lūṯ Proverbs 31:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 31:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. indolence
Source Gloss
indolence
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
indolence Usage: idleness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַצְלוּת is built from this root:
עָצַל H6101
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain