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The sluggardעָצֵלburiesטָמַןhis handיָדוֹin the dish;בַּצַּלָּחַתhe will notלֹאevenגַּםbring it backיְשִׁיבֶנָּהto his mouth.אֶל פִּיהוּ
Proverbs 19:24
Study it in the app“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:24, word by word
- The sluggardעָצֵלatsel
sluggard, lazy
Lazy, sluggish; the sluggard, one who will not work.
Where else “atsel” appears- buriesטָמַןtaman
hide, bury
Hide by burying in the ground.
Where else “taman” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- in the dishצַּלָּחַתtsalachat
dish
A deep dish or bowl for food (2 Kings 21:13; Proverbs 19:24). In 2 Kings 21:13 it is an image of Jerusalem: like a dish that is wiped and turned upside down.
Where else “tsalachat” appears- bring it backיְשִׁיבֶyeshive
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yeshive” appears- to his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears
The context
23The fear of YHWH leads to life, and satisfied he will spend the night; he will not be visited by evil.
24 · This verse (above)
25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become shrewd; and reprove the discerning, and he will understand knowledge.