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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
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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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Strong's Number H3887 matches the Hebrew לוּץ (lûṣ),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:23 - And they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:31 - However in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:20 - My friends are my mockers; mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:23 - If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth to himself a blot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:1 - A wise son heareth his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:6 - A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 - A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 - Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 - Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:24 - Proud, arrogant, scorner is his name who dealeth in proud wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:10 - Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:22 - Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts a consumption, and one determined, upon the whole land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - For the terrible one shall come to nought, and the scorner shall be no more, and all that watch for iniquity shall be cut off,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:27 - Thy first father hath sinned, and thy mediators have rebelled against me.
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