עָצֵל

«עָצֵל» in the Tanakh dictionary: sluggish — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 14 times · Key: 6102 · BDB: עָצֵל²

Glosses

a.sluggard (8); O.sluggard (2); of.a.sluggard (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

sluggish tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. sluggish, lazy tree →

The whole BDB entry

adj. sluggish, lazy;—always ע׳ abs.;—אִישׁ־ע׳ Pr 24:30; elsewhere subst. sluggard Pr 6:6, 9 + 10 times Pr + הֶע׳ 10:26.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עָצֵל» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 6:6

לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃

Word for word: go to an.ant O.sluggard consider ways its and become.wise

JPS 1917: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;

Proverbs 6:9

עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃

Word for word: until when? O.sluggard will.you.lie.down when? will.you.rise from sleep your

JPS 1917: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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