עַצְּלָן m. (preced.) laggard.—Pl. עַצְלָנִין. Succ. 27ᵇ משבח אני את הע׳ וכ׳ (for once) I praise the laggards, because they do not leave their homes on a festive day. Tosef. Pes. III (IV), 11 כת ע׳ (Var. עֲצֵלִין) the group of laggards (coming late for the Passover sacrifice).—Fem. עַצְלָנִית. Pes. 65ᵃ כת ע׳, v. supra.—Pl. עַצִלָנִיּוֹת. Gen. R. s. 45; Deut. R. s. 6.
עַצְּלָן
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עַצְּלָן m. ( preced. ) laggard .—Pl. עַצְלָנִין . Succ. 27ᵇ משבח אני את הע׳ וכ׳ (for once) I praise the laggards, because they do not leave their…
References
- Jastrow, עַצְלוּת 1
- Sukkah 27b:8
- Tosefta Pesachim 3
- Tosefta Pesachim 4:11
- Pesachim 65a:2
- Bereishit Rabbah 45:5
- Devarim Rabbah 6:11