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H3932 לָעַג (lâʻag) law-ag'
Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to mock

Strong's Definition

to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.

TWOT Reference: 1118

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to mock, deride, ridicule
1a) (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision
1b) (Niphal) to stammer
1c) (Hiphil) to mock, deride

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) to mock, deride, ridicule 1a) (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision 1b) (Niphal) to stammer 1c) (Hiphil) to mock, deride

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

לָעַג lâ‛ag BDB Definition: 1) to mock, deride, ridicule 1a) (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision 1b) (Niphal) to stammer 1c) (Hiphil) to mock, deride Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1118 Total KJV Occurrences: 21

Bible Occurrences (18)

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