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שִׁפְלוּת
shiph.lut
H8220
H:N-F Hebrew

idleness

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Shiph.lut denotes the neglectful condition linked with a leaking house in Ecclesiastes 10:18.

The term denotes a condition of neglectful idleness associated with the failure of a house to be maintained in Ecclesiastes 10:18.

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  1. Neglectful idleness · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 10:18, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause about “idleness of hands”; the APB renders the verse with a house that leaks as this condition is described.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 10:18, the APB presents the term within the phrase “idleness of hands.” That phrase is treated as the verse-level presentation rather than a certain token-by-token rendering.

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