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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:23 - They did not know, H3045 however, that Joseph H3130 understood, H8085 for there was an interpreter H3887 between H996 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:31 - Even H3651 in the matter of the envoys H3887 of the rulers H8269 of Babylon, H894 who sent H7971 to him to inquire H1875 of the wonder H4159 that had happened H1961 in the land, H776 God H430 left H5800 him alone only to test H5254 him, that He might know H3045 all H3605 that was in his heart. H3824

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:20 - “My friends H7453 are my scoffers; H3887
My eye H5869 [fn]weeps H1811 to God. H433

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:23 - “If H518 there H3426 is an angel H4397 as mediator H3887 for him,
One H259 out of a thousand, H505
To remind H5046 a man H120 what H3477 is [fn]right H3476 for him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - How blessed H835 is the man H376 who H834 does not walk H1980 in the counsel H6098 of the wicked, H7563
Nor H3808 stand H5975 in the [fn]path H1870 of sinners, H2400
Nor H3808 sit H3427 in the seat H4186 of scoffers! H3887

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - The arrogant H2086 utterly H5704 H3966 deride H3887 me,
Yet I do not turn H5186 aside H5186 from Your law. H8451

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - “How H4970 long, H5704 H4970 O [fn]naive H6612 ones, H6612 will you love H157 [fn]being simple-minded? H6612
And scoffers H3887 delight H2530 themselves in scoffing H3944
And fools H3684 hate H8130 knowledge? H1847

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - Though H518 He scoffs H3887 at the scoffers, H3887
Yet He gives H5414 grace H2580 to the afflicted. H6035

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He who corrects H3256 a scoffer H3887 gets H3947 dishonor H7036 for himself,
And he who reproves H3198 a wicked H7563 man H7563 gets [fn]insults H3971 for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Do not reprove H3198 a scoffer, H3887 or H6435 he will hate H8130 you,
Reprove H3198 a wise H2450 man H2450 and he will love H157 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If H518 you are wise, H2449 you are wise H2449 for yourself,
And if you scoff, H3887 you alone H905 will bear H5375 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:1 - A wise H2450 son H1121 accepts his father’s H1 discipline, H4148
But a scoffer H3887 does not listen H8085 to rebuke. H1606

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:6 - A scoffer H3887 seeks H1245 wisdom H2451 and finds none, H369
But knowledge H1847 is easy H7043 to one who has H995 understanding. H995

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - Fools H191 mock H3887 at [fn]sin, H817
But among H996 the upright H3477 there is [fn]good H7522 will. H7522

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 - A scoffer H3887 does not love H157 one who reproves H3198 him,
He will not go H1980 to the wise. H2450

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 - Strike H5221 a scoffer H3887 and the [fn]naive H6612 may become H6191 shrewd, H6191
But reprove H3198 one who has H995 understanding H995 and he will [fn]gain H995 knowledge. H1847

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A rascally H1100 witness H5707 makes H3887 a mockery H3887 of justice, H4941
And the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 [fn]spreads H1104 iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 - [fn]Judgments H8201 are prepared H3559 for scoffers, H3887
And blows H4112 for the back H1460 of fools. H3684

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine H3196 is a mocker, H3887 strong H7941 drink H7941 a brawler, H1993
And whoever H3605 [fn]is intoxicated H7686 by it is not wise. H2449

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When the scoffer H3887 is punished, H6064 the [fn]naive H6612 becomes H2449 wise; H7919
But when the wise H2449 is instructed, H7919 he receives H3947 knowledge. H1847

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:24 - “Proud,” H2086 “Haughty,” H3093 “Scoffer,” H3887 are his names, H8034
Who acts H6213 with insolent H2087 pride. H2087

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:10 - Drive H1644 out the scoffer, H3887 and contention H4066 will go H3318 out,
Even strife H1779 and dishonor H7036 will cease. H7673

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The devising H2154 of folly H200 is sin, H2403
And the scoffer H3887 is an abomination H8441 to men. H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:22 - And now H6258 do not carry H3887 on as scoffers, H3887
Or H6435 your fetters H4147 will be made H2388 stronger; H2388
For I have heard H8085 from the Lord H136 [fn]GOD H3068 of hosts H6635
Of decisive H2782 destruction H3617 on all H3605 the earth. H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - For the ruthless H6184 will come H656 to an end H656 and the scorner H3887 will be finished, H3615
Indeed all H3605 who [fn]are intent H8245 on doing H8245 evil H205 will be cut H3772 off; H3772

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:27 - “Your first H7223 [fn]forefather H1 sinned, H2398
And your [fn]spokesmen H3887 have [fn]transgressed H6586 against Me.
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