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šiflūt שִׁפְלוּת ‘idleness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāfēl שָׁפֵל ‘to abase’
Roots: שׁפל

šiflūt n, f
1) sinking, idleness, inactivity

Mentioned in Ecclesiastes 10:18

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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