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The doorהַדֶּלֶתturnsתִּסּוֹבonעַלits hinge,צִירָהּandוְthe sluggardעָצֵלonעַלhis bed.מִטָּתוֹ
Proverbs 26:14
Study it in the app“The door turns on its hinge, and the sluggard on his bed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:14, word by word
- The doorדֶּלֶתdelet
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delet” appears- turnsתִּסּוֹבtisov
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “tisov” appears- its hingeצִירָtsira
hinge
The hinge of the door.
Where else “tsira” appears- the sluggardעָצֵלatsel
sluggard, lazy
Lazy, sluggish; the sluggard, one who will not work.
Where else “atsel” appears- his bedמִטָּתmitat
bed
Bed; a couch.
Where else “mitat” appears
The context
13The sluggard says, “A fierce lion is in the road! A lion among the squares!”
14 · This verse (above)
15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too weary to bring it back to his mouth.