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Atsel <a href="../hebrew/682a.htm" title="682a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Atsel: Sluggard, Lazy person</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אָצֵל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Atsel<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-TSEL<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(aw-tsale')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sluggard, Lazy person<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Atsel<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עָצַל (atsal), which means "to be sluggish" or "to be idle."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of laziness is addressed in the New Testament, such as in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:26) where the unproductive servant is called "wicked and lazy" (Greek: ὀκνηρός, oknēros - Strong's G3636).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Atsel" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a person characterized by laziness or slothfulness. It often carries a negative connotation, highlighting the moral and practical consequences of idleness. The sluggard is depicted as someone who avoids work, lacks discipline, and fails to take responsibility, leading to poverty and unfulfilled potential.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, diligence and hard work were highly valued traits, essential for survival and prosperity in an agrarian culture. The concept of the "Atsel" would have been a cautionary archetype, warning against the dangers of laziness. The wisdom literature, particularly the Book of Proverbs, frequently contrasts the sluggard with the diligent, emphasizing the virtues of hard work and the pitfalls of idleness.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">אֵ֫צֶל</font> in <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name [masculine]</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">בֵּיתהָֿאֵ֫צֶל</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/1-11.htm">Micah 1:11</a>, according to Hi Ew Ca Ke = <font class="hebrew2">אַָצל</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a>, but dubious; compare II.<font class="hebrew2">אָצֵל</font> below <p> I. <font class="hebrew2">אָצֵל</font>, in pause <font class="hebrew2">אָצַ֑ל</font> (Ges<sup>§ 29</sup>. 4 c) </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> (perhaps <em>noble</em>, compare <font class="hebrew2">אָצִיל</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font>) <font size="+1"><b>a descendant of Jonathan</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-37.htm">1 Chronicles 8:37</a>,38 = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-43.htm">1 Chronicles 9:43</a>,44. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">אָצֵל</font>], in pause <font class="hebrew2">אַָצל</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a>, according to <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> Thes Ew and others, </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>near Jerusalem</b></font>; but no site found, & identification with <font class="hebrew2">בֵּיתהָֿאֵצֶל</font> uncertain; hence Symm <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> Köh Wr make substantive, <font class="hebrew2">אֶלאַָֿצל</font> = <em>very near, hard by</em> (<font class="hebrew2">אָצֵל</font> being the supposed absolute form of I. <font class="hebrew2">אֵצֶל</font>; compare Ol<sup>§ 167 b</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Azal, Azel <p>From <a href="/hebrew/680.htm">'atsal</a>; noble; Atsel, the name of an Israelite, and of a place in Palestine -- Azal, Azel. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/680.htm">'atsal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אָצֵ֥ל אָצַֽל׃ אָצַל֒ אצל אצל׃ וּלְאָצֵל֮ ולאצל ’ā·ṣal ’ā·ṣêl ’āṣal ’āṣêl aTzal aTzel ū·lə·’ā·ṣêl ūlə’āṣêl uleaTzel<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/8-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 8:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ <b> אָצֵ֥ל </b> בְּנֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Eleasah his son, <span class="itali">Azel</span> his son.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Eleasah his son, <span class="itali">Azel</span> his son:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Eleasah his son <span class="itali">Azel</span> his son<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/8-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 8:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּלְאָצֵל֮ </b> שִׁשָּׁ֣ה בָנִים֒</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Azel</span> had six sons,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Azel</span> had six sons,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Azel</span> had six sons<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/8-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 8:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י <b> אָצַֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> these [were] the sons <span class="itali">of Azel.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> All these [were] the sons <span class="itali">of Azel.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> these the sons <span class="itali">of Azel</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/9-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 9:43</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ <b> אָצֵ֥ל </b> בְּנֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Eleasah his son, <span class="itali">Azel</span> his son.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Eleasah his son, <span class="itali">Azel</span> his son.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Eleasah his son <span class="itali">Azel</span> his son<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/9-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 9:44</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּלְאָצֵל֮ </b> שִׁשָּׁ֣ה בָנִים֒</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Azel</span> had six sons<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Azel</span> had six sons,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Azel</span> had six sons<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/9-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 9:44</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י <b> אָצַֽל׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> These were the sons <span class="itali">of Azel.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> these [were] the sons <span class="itali">of Azel.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> These were the sons <span class="itali">of Azel</span><p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 14:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרִים֮ אֶל־ <b> אָצַל֒ </b> וְנַסְתֶּ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will reach <span class="itali">to Azel;</span> yes, you will flee<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall reach <span class="itali">unto Azal:</span> yea, ye shall flee,<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the mountains to <span class="itali">Azel</span> will flee you<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_682.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_682.htm">Strong's Hebrew 682<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/atzal_682.htm">’ā·ṣal — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/atzel_682.htm">’ā·ṣêl — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uleatzel_682.htm">ū·lə·’ā·ṣêl — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div 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