לַ֫עַג

la.agderisionHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine7 occurrences4 books7 verses

Definition

from H3932; derision, scoffing
Traditional renderings: derision, scorn (-ing).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לַ֫עַג:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Job 34:7לַּ֥עַג · derision
    What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
  2. Psalm 44:13לַ֥עַג · a mockery
    You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
  3. Psalm 79:4לַ֥עַג · a scorn
    We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
  4. Psalm 123:4הַלַּ֥עַג · scorn
    We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
  5. Ezekiel 23:32וּלְלַ֖עַג · and derision
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.
  6. Ezekiel 36:4וּלְלַ֔עַג · and a mockery
    …therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.
  7. Hosea 7:16לַעְגָּ֖ם · they will be ridiculed
    They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.