The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
* The ſluggard will not plow by reaſon of the || cold; therefore ſhall he begge in harueſt, and haue nothing.
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
חֹרֶף , masculine noun, horef — harvest time, autumn (value 288)
H2779,
חֹרֶף chôreph, kho'-ref; from H2778; properly, the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age:—cold, winter (-house), youth.harvest time, autumn
(CLBL) winter
Used in 7 Verses, 7 Books 7 Occurrence Count
חָרַשׁ , verb, harash — to cut in, engrave, plow, devise (value 508)
H2790,
חָרַשׁ chârash, khaw-rash'; a primitive root; to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness):—× altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.to cut in, plough, engrave, devise
(Qal)
to cut in, engrave
to plough
to devise
(Niphal) to be ploughed
(Hiphil) to plot evil
to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf
(Qal)
to be silent
to be deaf
(Hiphil)
to be silent, keep quiet
to make silent
to be deaf, show deafness
(Hithpael) to remain silent
Used in 65 Verses, 21 Books 67 Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186 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
קָצִיר , masculine noun, katziyr — harvesting, harvest (value 400)
H7105,
קָצִיר qâtsîyr, kaw-tseer'; from H7114; severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage):—bough, branch, harvest (man).harvest, harvesting
process of harvesting
crop, what is harvested or reaped
time of harvest
boughs, branches
Used in 49 Verses, 17 Books 54 Occurrence Count
שָׁאַל , verb, shaʾal — to ask, inquire (value 331)
H7592,
שָׁאַל shâʼal, shaw-al'; or שָׁאֵל shâʼêl; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand:—ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, × earnestly, enquire, greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, salute, × straitly, × surely, wish.to ask, enquire, borrow, beg
(Qal)
to ask, ask for
to ask (as a favour), borrow
to enquire, enquire of
to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)
to seek
(Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence
(Piel)
to enquire, enquire carefully
to beg, practise beggary
(Hiphil)
to be given on request
to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to
Used in 157 Verses, 27 Books 166 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 20:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃ |
| Verse #16959 (Ch. #648) — 7 words, 26 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The sluggard |
H6102ʿatzeyl |
עָצֵל |
190 |
| will not plow |
H2790harash |
חָרַשׁ |
508 |
| by reason of the cold; |
H2779horef |
חֹרֶף |
288 |
| therefore shall he beg |
H7592shaʾal |
שָׁאַל |
331 |
| in harvest, and have nothing. |
H7105katziyr |
קָצִיר |
400 |
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