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From autumnמֵחֹרֶףthe sluggardעָצֵלdoes notלֹאplow;יַחֲרֹשׁhe asksוְשָׁאַלat the harvest,בַּקָּצִירand there is nothing.וָאָיִן
Proverbs 20:4
Study it in the app“From autumn the sluggard does not plow; he asks at the harvest, and there is nothing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:4, word by word
- From autumnחֹרֶףchoref
winter
Winter: the rainy season; also autumn, the time of youth.
Where else “choref” appears- the sluggardעָצֵלatsel
sluggard, lazy
Lazy, sluggish; the sluggard, one who will not work.
Where else “atsel” appears- plowיַחֲרֹשׁyacharosh
plow
To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.
Where else “yacharosh” appears- he asksשָׁאַלshaal
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shaal” appears- at the harvestקָּצִירkatsir
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “katsir” appears
The context
3It is an honor for a man to keep away from a dispute, but every fool breaks out.
4 · This verse (above)
5Deep waters is counsel in the heart of a man, but a man of insight will draw it out.