The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The ſoule of the ſluggard deſireth, and hath nothing: but the ſoule of the diligent ſhall be made fat.
אָוָה , verb, ʾava — to incline, desire (value 12)
H183,
אָוָה ʼâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to wish for:—covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer
(Piel) to desire, crave (food and drink)
(Hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily appetites)
Used in 25 Verses, 13 Books 25  Occurrence Count
אַיִן , adverb, noun, negation, ʾayin — nothing, nought (value 61)
H369,
אַיִן ʼayin, ah'-yin; as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle:—else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370.nothing, not, nought
noun
nothing, nought
negation
not
to have not (of possession)
adverb
without
with prepostition
for lack of
Used in 686 Verses, 38 Books 787  Occurrence Count
דָּשֵׁן , verb, dasheyn — to be fat, grow fat (value 354)
H1878,
דָּשֵׁן dâshên, daw-shane'; a primitive root; also denominatively (from H1880) to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices):—accept, anoint, take away the (receive) ashes (from), make (wax) fat.to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint
(Qal) of prosperity (fig.)
(Piel)
to make fat, anoint
to find fat (of offering - acceptable)
to take away ashes (from altar)
(Pual) to be made fat
(Hothpael) to fatten oneself (of Jehovah's sword)
Used in 11 Verses, 6 Books 11  Occurrence Count
חֲרוּץ , adjective, masculine noun, harutz — sharp, diligent (value 304)
H2742,
חֲרוּץ chărûwts, khaw-roots'; or חָרֻץ châruts; passive participle of H2782; properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager:—decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.adjective
sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent
masculine noun
strict decision, decision
trench, moat, ditch
gold (poetical)
Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 18  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
עָצֵל , adjective, ʿatzeyl — sluggish, lazy (value 190)
H6102,
עָצֵל ʻâtsêl, aw-tsale'; from H6101; indolent:—slothful, sluggard.sluggish, lazy
sluggard (subst)
Used in 14 Verses, 1 Book 14  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 13:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| of the sluggard |
H6102ʿatzeyl |
עָצֵל |
190 |
| desireth, |
H183ʾava |
אָוָה |
12 |
| and hath nothing: but the soul |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
| of the diligent |
H2742harutz |
חֲרוּץ |
304 |
| shall be made fat. |
H1878dasheyn |
דָּשֵׁן |
354 |
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