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Lexicon :: Strong's H3932 - lāʿaḡ

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לָעַג
Transliteration
lāʿaḡ
Pronunciation
law-ag'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1118

Strong’s Definitions

לָעַג lâʻag, law-ag'; a primitive root; to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly:—have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H3932 in the following manner: mock (8x), scorn (3x), laugh (3x), have in derision (2x), laugh to scorn (1x), stammering (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H3932 in the following manner: mock (8x), scorn (3x), laugh (3x), have in derision (2x), laugh to scorn (1x), stammering (1x).

  1. to mock, deride, ridicule

    1. (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision

    2. (Niphal) to stammer

    3. (Hiphil) to mock, deride

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָעַג lâʻag, law-ag'; a primitive root; to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly:—have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.
STRONGS H3932: Abbreviations
† [לָעַג] verb mock, deride; also (Niph.) stammer, in poetry (Late Hebrew Hiph. id.; Targum לְעֵג Aph`el id.; bdb054103 stutter (compare Late Hebrew לִגְלֵג mock, Targum לַגְלֵג id.; Syriac bdb054104 stutter, Arabic bdb054105 id.)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular לָֽעֲגָה 2 Kings 19:21; Isaiah 37:22; Imperfect יִלְעַגֿ Job 22:19; Psalm 2:4 יִלְעָ֑ג Job 9:23; 3rd person feminine singular תִּלְעַג Proverbs 30:17; 2nd person masculine singular תִּלְעַג Psalm 59:9, וַתִּל׳ Job 11:3; 1st person singular אֶלְעַג Proverbs 1:26; 3rd person masculine plural יִלְעֲגוּֿ Psalm 80:7; Participle לֹעֵג Proverbs 17:5; Jeremiah 20:7; — mock, deride, have in derision, of Jerusalem triumphing over enemy (with לְ person or thing) 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22 (|| בזה); of the innocent Job 22:19 (|| שׂמח); of God (with לְ) Job 9:23; Psalm 2:4; Psalm 59:9; absolute of wisdom Proverbs 1:26 (|| שׂחק); of wicked (with לְ) Proverbs 17:5 (|| שׂמח), Proverbs 30:17 (|| בוז), Jeremiah 20:7 (|| שׂחק); so also perhaps Psalm 80:7 (read לָנוּ for לָמוֺ with Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate), compare (absolute) Job 11:3.
Niph. Participle עַם ֗֗֗ נִלְעַג לָשׁוֺן Isaiah 33:19 a people stammering of tongue (i.e. barbarians, compare Isaiah 33:19a; but read נעלג [√ עלג] GrMonatsschr. 1884, 45; || עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה).
Hiph. (late; compare Late Hebrew) Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיַּלְעֵג Nehemiah 3:33; 2nd person masculine singular תַּלְעִיג Job 21:3; 3rd person masculine plural יַלְעִגוּ Psalm 22:8, וַיַּלְעִגוּ Nehemiah 2:19; Participle מַלְעִגִים 2 Chronicles 30:10; — mock, deride, always in bad sense: with לְ person Nehemiah 2:19 (|| בזה), Psalm 22:8; with עַלֿ person Nehemiah 3:33; with בְּ person 2 Chronicles 30:10 (|| השׂחיק); absolute Job 21:3. — So also יִלְעִיג (or יִלְעַג) Proverbs 18:1 for MT יִתְגַּלַּע Grl.c. (see H1566 גלע).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

19:21; 19:21

2 Chronicles

30:10; 30:10

Nehemiah

2:19; 2:19

Job

9:23; 9:23; 11:3; 11:3; 21:3; 21:3; 22:19; 22:19

Psalms

2:4; 2:4; 22:8; 22:8; 59:9; 59:9; 80:7; 80:7

Proverbs

1:26; 1:26; 17:5; 17:5; 18:1; 30:17; 30:17

Isaiah

33:19; 33:19; 37:22; 37:22

Jeremiah

20:7; 20:7

H3932

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Strong's Number H3932 matches the Hebrew לָעַג (lāʿaḡ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - “This is the word that Yahweh has spoken against him:

‘She has despised you and mocked H3932 you,

The virgin daughter of Zion;

She has shaken her head behind you,

The daughter of Jerusalem!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:10 -

So the [fn]couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they were laughing at them to scorn and mocking H3932 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 - But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite [fn]official and Geshem the Arab heard it. And they mocked H3932 us and despised us and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:1 -

[fn]Now it happened that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and very vexed and mocked H3932 the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:23 -

“If the scourge puts to death suddenly,

He mocks H3932 the despair of the innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:3 -

“Shall your boasts silence men?

And shall you mock H3932 and none rebuke?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:3 -

“Bear with me that I may speak;

Then after I have spoken, you may mock H3932.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:19 -

“The righteous see and are glad,

And the innocent mock H3932 them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:4 -

He who [fn]sits in the heavens laughs,

The Lord mocks H3932 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:7 -

All who see me mock H3932 me;

They [fn]smack their lip, they wag their head, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:8 -

But You, O Yahweh, laugh at them;

You mock H3932 all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:6 -

You set us as [fn]an object of strife to our neighbors,

And our enemies mock H3932 us among themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:26 -

I will also laugh at your disaster;

I will mock H3932 when your dread comes,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 -

He who mocks H3932 the poor reproaches his Maker;

He who is glad at disaster will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:17 -

The eye that mocks H3932 a father

And despises obedience to a mother,

The ravens of the valley will pick it out,

And the young eagles will eat it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 -

You will no longer see a fierce people,

A people of [fn]unintelligible speech [fn]which no one comprehends,

Of a stammering H3932 tongue [fn]which no one understands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - this is the word that Yahweh has spoken against him:

“She has despised you and mocked H3932 you,

The virgin daughter of Zion;

She has shaken her head behind you,

The daughter of Jerusalem!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 -

O Yahweh, You have enticed me, and I was enticed;

You were stronger than I, and You prevailed.

I have become a laughingstock all day long;

Everyone mocks H3932 me.

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