לָעַג
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H3932
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
mock tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
לָעֵג: vb. mock, deride tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. mock, deride; also (Niph.) stammer, poet. (NH Hiph. id.; 𝔗 לְעֵג Aph. id.; ܠܥܶܓ stutter (cf. NH לִגְלֵג mock, 𝔗 לַגְלֵג id.; Syriac ܠܰܓܠܶܓ stutter, Arabic لَجْلَجَ id.));— Pf. 3 fs. לָֽעֲגָה 2 K 19:21 Is 37:22; Impf. יִלְעַג־ Jb 22:19 ψ 2:4, יִלְעָ֑ג Jb 9:23; 3 fs. תִּלְעַג Pr 30:17; 2 ms. תִּלְעַג ψ 59:9, וַתִּל׳ Jb 11:3; 1 s. אֶלְעַג Pr 1:26; 3 mpl. יִלְעֲגוּ־ ψ 80:7; Pt. לֹעֵג Pr 17:5; Je 20:7;—mock, deride, have in derision, of Jerus. triumphing over enemy (c. לְ pers. vel rei) 2 K 19:21 = Is 37:22 (‖ בזה); of the innocent Jb 22:19 (‖ שׂמח); of God (c. לְ) 9:23 ψ 2:4; 59:9; abs. of wisdom Pr 1:26 (‖ שׂחק); of wicked (c. לְ) Pr 17:5 (‖ שׂמח), 30:17 (‖ בוז), Je 20:7 (‖ שׂחק); so also perhaps ψ 80:7 (read לָנוּ for לָמוֹ with 𝔊 𝔖 𝔙), cf. (abs.) Jb 11:3. Pt. עַם … נִלְעַג לָשׁוֹן Is 33:19 a people stammering of tongue (i.e. barbarians, cf. v a; but read נעלג [√ עלג] GrMonatsschr. 1884, 45; ‖ עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה). (late; cf. NH) Impf. 3 ms. וַיַּלְעֵג Ne 3:33; 2 ms. תַּלְעִיג Jb 21:3; 3 mpl. יַלְעִגוּ ψ 22:8, וַיַּלְעִגוּ Ne 2:19; Pt. מַלְעִגִים 2 Ch 30:10;—mock, deride, always in bad sense: c. לְ pers. Ne 2:19 (‖ בזה), ψ 22:8; c. עַל־ pers. Ne 3:33; c. בְּ pers. 2 Ch 30:10 (‖ השׂחיק); abs. Jb 21:3.—So also יַלְעִיג (or יִלְעַג) Pr 18:1 for MT יִתְגַּלַּע Grl.c. (v. גלע, p. 166 supra).
Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 18 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: he mocks (3); she has mocked (2); they mock (2).
In the verses
אִם־שׁ֭וֹט יָמִ֣ית פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ם יִלְעָֽג׃
Word for word: if a.scourge it.kills suddenly (to).[the] despair of.innocent.[ones] he.mocks
JPS 1917: If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.
בַּ֭דֶּיךָ מְתִ֣ים יַחֲרִ֑ישׁווַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג וְאֵ֣ין מַכְלִֽם׃
Word for word: boasts your.empty men will.they.silence? and have.you.mocked? and there.[is].not [one.who].puts.to.shame
JPS 1917: Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
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