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Lexicon :: Strong's H3887 - lûṣ

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לוּץ
Transliteration
lûṣ
Pronunciation
loots
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1113

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: לוץ.

Strong’s Definitions

לוּץ lûwts, loots; a 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H3887 in the following manner: scorner (14x), scorn (4x), interpreter (2x), mocker (2x), ambassadors (1x), derision (1x), mock (1x), scornful (1x), teachers (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H3887 in the following manner: scorner (14x), scorn (4x), interpreter (2x), mocker (2x), ambassadors (1x), derision (1x), mock (1x), scornful (1x), teachers (1x).

  1. to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly

    1. (Qal)

      1. to boast

      2. to scorn

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to mock, deride

      2. to interpret (language)

        1. interpreter (participle)

        2. ambassador (fig.)

    3. (Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לוּץ lûwts, loots; a 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.
STRONGS H3887: Abbreviations
† [לִיץ] verb scorn (Late Hebrew id.; verb not in cognates; compare Phoenician מלץ interpreter CIS22; CIS44; CIS88; Arabic bdb053902 is turn aside (intransitive); hence perhaps properly speak indirectly or obliquely, FlDe Pr.1, 6); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine לַצְתָּ Proverbs 9:12; Imperfect יָלִיץ Proverbs 3:34 + 2 times; Participle לֵץ Proverbs 9:7 + 11 times; plural לֵצִים Psalm 1:1 + 3 times; — 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural suffix הֱלִיצֻנִי Psalm 119:51; Participle מֵלִיץ Genesis 42:23; Job 33:23; plural construct מְלִיצֵי 2 Chronicles 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; ambassador 2 Chronicles 32:31.
Po`lel Participle plural לֹצֲצִים (מְ dropped Köii. 479) scorners [H3945 Hosea 7:5].
Hithp. Imperfect תִּתְלוֺצָ֑צוּ act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker, Isaiah 28:22.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:23; 42:23

2 Chronicles

32:31; 32:31

Job

16:20; 16:20; 33:23; 33:28

Psalms

1:1; 1:1; 119:51; 119:51

Proverbs

1:22; 3:34; 3:34; 9:7; 9:7; 9:8; 9:12; 9:12; 13:1; 14:6; 14:9; 15:12; 19:25; 19:28; 19:29; 20:1; 21:11; 21:24; 22:10; 24:9

Isaiah

28:22; 29:20; 43:27; 43:27

H3887

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3887 matches the Hebrew לוּץ (lûṣ),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 1:22 - ¿Hasta cuándo, oh simples, amaréis la simpleza, Y los burladores desearán el burlar, Y los insensatos aborrecerán la ciencia?

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 3:34 - Ciertamente él escarnecerá a los escarnecedores, Y a los humildes dará gracia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 9:7 - El que corrige al escarnecedor, se acarrea afrenta; El que reprende al impío, se atrae mancha.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 9:8 - No reprendas al escarnecedor, para que no te aborrezca; Corrige al sabio, y te amará.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 9:12 - Si fueres sabio, para ti lo serás; Y si fueres escarnecedor, pagarás tú solo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 13:1 - El hijo sabio recibe el consejo del padre; Mas el burlador no escucha las reprensiones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 14:6 - Busca el escarnecedor la sabiduría y no la halla; Mas al hombre entendido la sabiduría le es fácil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 14:9 - Los necios se mofan del pecado; Mas entre los rectos hay buena voluntad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 15:12 - El escarnecedor no ama al que le reprende, Ni se junta con los sabios.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 19:25 - Hiere al escarnecedor, y el simple se hará avisado; Y corrigiendo al entendido, entenderá ciencia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 19:28 - El testigo perverso se burlará del juicio, Y la boca de los impíos encubrirá la iniquidad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 19:29 - Preparados están juicios para los escarnecedores, Y azotes para las espaldas de los necios.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 20:1 - El vino es escarnecedor, la sidra alborotadora, Y cualquiera que por ellos yerra no es sabio.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 21:11 - Cuando el escarnecedor es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; Y cuando se le amonesta al sabio, aprende ciencia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 21:24 - Escarnecedor es el nombre del soberbio y presuntuoso Que obra en la insolencia de su presunción.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 22:10 - Echa fuera al escarnecedor, y saldrá la contienda, Y cesará el pleito y la afrenta.

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Unchecked Copy BoxProv 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 24:9 - El pensamiento del necio es pecado, Y abominación a los hombres el escarnecedor.
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