ʻatslâh — H6103

Definition

feminine noun

(as abstractly) indolence

1. sluggishness, laziness

Usually translated as

slothfulness

Origin

feminine of H6102

• ʻâtsêl (H6102)

Greek equivalents

• deilía (G1167)

Occurrences

ʻatslâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1)

• Proverbs 19:15 — Slothfulness (עַ֭צְלָה) casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
• Ecclesiastes 10:18 — By much slothfulness (בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם) the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.