Lexicon luts: To scoff, to mock, to deride Original Word: לוּץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mockerA primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. To scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede -- ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originthe same as lits, q.v. Brown-Driver-Briggs [לִיץ] verb scorn (Late Hebrew id.; verb not in cognates; compare Phoenician מלץ interpreter CIS22; CIS44; CIS88; Arabic  is turn aside (intransitive); hence perhaps properly speak indirectly or obliquely, FlDe Pr.1, 6); — Qal Perfect3masculine לַצְתָּ Proverbs 9:12; Imperfect יָלִיץ Proverbs 3:34 2t.; Participle לֵץ Proverbs 9:7 11t.; plural לֵצִים Psalm 1:1 3t.; — scorn, וְלַצְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא Proverbs 9:12 if thou scornest thou alone shalt bear it (opposed to חָכַמְתָּ), with accusative Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 19:28; with לְ, לַלֵּצִים הוּאיָֿלִיץ scorners he (God) scorneth Proverbs 3:34; הַלֵּץ the scorner is proud and haughty Proverbs 21:24, delights in scorning Proverbs 1:22, is incapable of discipline Proverbs 9:7, reproof Proverbs 9:8; is Proverbs 15:12, or rebuke is Proverbs 13:1, cannot find wisdom Proverbs 14:6; is an abomination Proverbs 24:9, should be avoided Psalm 1:1; smitten and punished for the benefit of the simple Proverbs 19:25; Proverbs 21:11 and banished for the removal of contention Proverbs 22:10; judgment is prepared for him Proverbs 19:29; "" עָרִיץ Isaiah 29:20; wine is a scorner Proverbs 20:1. — Hiph`il Perfect3masculine plural suffix הֱלִיצֻנִי Psalm 119:51; Participle מֵלִיץ Genesis 42:23; Job 33:23; plural construct מְלִיצֵי2Chronicles 32:31; suffix מְלִיצַי Job 16:20; מְלִיצֶיךָ Isaiah 43:27; — 1 deride Job 16:20; Psalm 119:51. 2 Participle interpreter Genesis 42:23 (E); figurative of intermediaries between God and man, Job 33:28; Isaiah 43:27; ambassador2Chronicles 32:31. Po`lel Participle plural לֹצֲצִים (מְ dropped Köii. 479) scorners Hosea 7:5. Hithpa`el Imperfect תִּתְלוֺצָ֑צוּ act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker, Isaiah 28:22. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of mockery and scoffing in the Hebrew Bible, as expressed by לוּץ (luts), finds its parallels in several Greek terms in the New Testament. These include: Usage: The verb לוּץ (luts) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions such as scoffing, mocking, or deriding. It can also imply the act of interpreting or mediating, though the primary sense is often negative, associated with scorn or ridicule. Context: The Hebrew root לוּץ (luts) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often conveying a sense of mockery or derision. This term is frequently used to describe the behavior of those who scorn or ridicule others, particularly in a manner that is dismissive or contemptuous. For example, in Proverbs 21:24, the term is used to describe a proud and haughty person: "Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride." Forms and Transliterations בִּמְלִיצֵ֣י ׀ במליצי הֱלִיצֻ֣נִי הַמֵּלִ֖יץ הליצני המליץ וְ֝לֵ֗ץ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ וְלֵצִ֗ים וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ ולץ ולצים ולצת ומליציך יָלִ֑יץ יָלִ֣יץ יליץ לֵ֑ץ לֵ֗ץ לֵ֝צִ֗ים לֵ֣ץ לֵ֭ץ לֵֽץ׃ לַלֵּצִ֣ים לַלֵּצִ֥ים ללצים לץ לץ׃ לצים מְלִיצַ֥י מֵלִ֗יץ מליץ מליצי תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ תתלוצצו bim·lî·ṣê bimlîṣê bimliTzei ham·mê·lîṣ hammêlîṣ hammeLitz hĕ·lî·ṣu·nî hĕlîṣunî heliTzuni lal·lê·ṣîm lallêṣîm lalleTzim lê·ṣîm lêṣ lêṣîm Letz leTzim mə·lî·ṣay mê·lîṣ mêlîṣ məlîṣay meLitz meliTzai tiṯ·lō·w·ṣā·ṣū titloTzatzu tiṯlōwṣāṣū ū·mə·lî·ṣe·ḵā ūməlîṣeḵā umeliTzeicha veLatzta veLetz veleTzim wə·laṣ·tā wə·lê·ṣîm wə·lêṣ wəlaṣtā wəlêṣ wəlêṣîm yā·lîṣ yālîṣ yaLitzLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 42:23 HEB: יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּ֥י הַמֵּלִ֖יץ בֵּינֹתָֽם׃ KJV: understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. INT: Joseph by an interpreter between 2 Chronicles 32:31 Job 16:20 Job 33:23 Psalm 1:1 Psalm 119:51 Proverbs 1:22 Proverbs 3:34 Proverbs 3:34 Proverbs 9:7 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 13:1 Proverbs 14:6 Proverbs 14:9 Proverbs 15:12 Proverbs 19:25 Proverbs 19:28 Proverbs 19:29 Proverbs 20:1 Proverbs 21:11 Proverbs 21:24 Proverbs 22:10 Proverbs 24:9 Isaiah 28:22 27 Occurrences |
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