tsir denotes the hinge on which a door turns in the comparison of a sluggard turning on his bed.

The attested use identifies the physical pivot of a door’s turning within a comparison to a sluggard turning on his bed.

1. Door’s turning pivot · dominant

   In Proverbs 26:14, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause comparing a door’s turning with a sluggard’s turning on his bed. The APB renders the comparison, “As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.”

   Proverbs 26:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 26:14, the APB presents the comparison with “hinges,”.