What does עָצֵל · ὀκνηρός mean in the Bible?
עָצֵל · ὀκνηρός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lazy person who avoids responsibility".
Hebrew · H6102, G3636
עָצֵל
Indolent · lazy
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עָצֵל H6102 indolent
Pronunciation atsel
Moral passivity and deliberate avoidance of work; sluggardness as spiritual-practical vice in wisdom literature.
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ὀκνηρός G3636 lazy
Pronunciation oknērós
Shrinking back from effort or duty; combines laziness with timid reluctance rather than mere idleness
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What does עָצֵל (atsel) mean in the Bible?
עָצֵל · ὀκνηρός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lazy person who avoids responsibility".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6102, G3636?
H6102, G3636 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. lazy person who avoids responsibility
Strong's H6102, G3636
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Source Gloss
lazy person who avoids responsibility
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָצֵל 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