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Hebrew wordlink #243196

OSHB Psa 1:1 לֵצִים (lēʦīm) Strongs=3887 Lemma=‘לֵץ’
contextual word gloss=‘mockers’ word gloss=‘mockers’
Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-444

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Only use of identical word form ‘לֵצִים’ (Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘לֵצִים’ (Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘mockers’.

Hebrew words (6) other than לֵצִים (Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘mockers’

PSA 35:16 לַעֲגֵי (laˊₐgēy) Lemma=‘לָעֵג’ contextual word gloss=‘of_mockers_of’ word gloss=‘mocked_of’ OSHB PSA 35:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 (in)_godless_ones_of mockers _of cake they _gnashed towards_me teeth _of_their. (PSA_35:16)

OET-RV: 16 With no respect at all, they mocked me.
⇔ They grind their teeth at me in rage. (PSA 35:16)

PSA 137:3 וְתוֹלָלֵינוּ (vətōlālēynū) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘תּוֹלָל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, our_of, mockers’ morpheme glosses=‘and, tormentors_of, our’ OSHB PSA 137:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 If/because there they_asked _us our _of_captors words/messages _of a _song and_our _of_mockers gladness sing to/for_us one_of _the _song[s]_of Tsiyyōn. (PSA_137:3)

OET-RV: 3 because our captors there had demanded that we sing songs,
⇔ and those who never stopped mocking us said,
⇔ “Sing us one of the songs from Tsiyyon.” (PSA 137:3)

PROV 1:22 וְלֵצִים (vəlēʦīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘לֵץ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, mockers’ morpheme glosses=‘and, scoffers’ OSHB PROV 1:22 word 6

OET-LV: 22 Until when Oh _naive _people will _you(pl)_love naiveté and_mockers mockery do _they _delight _in to/for_them and_fools will _they _hate knowledge. (PRO_1:22)

OET-RV: 22 How much longer will naive people love their naivety,
⇔ ≈ and mockers enjoy their mockery,
⇔ ≈ and stupid people despise knowledge? (PRO 1:22)

PROV 3:34 לַלֵּצִים (lallēʦīm) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘לֵץ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(to, mockers’ morpheme glosses=‘toward_the, scorners’ OSHB PROV 3:34 word 2

OET-LV: 34 Though to_mockers he he _mocks and_to_humble_people he _gives favour. (PRO_3:34)

OET-RV: 34 He mocks those who mock others,
⇔ but he shows favour towards those who are humble. (PRO 3:34)

PROV 19:29 לַלֵּצִים (lallēʦīm) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘לֵץ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, mockers’ morpheme glosses=‘for_the, scoffers’ OSHB PROV 19:29 word 2

OET-LV: 29 They _are _prepared for_mockers judgements and_beatings for_the_back _of fools. (PRO_19:29)

OET-RV: 29 Judgements are prepared for scoffers,
⇔ ≈ and beatings for the backs of fools. (PRO 19:29)

HOS 7:5 לֹצְצִים (loʦʦīm) Lemma=‘ליץ’ contextual word gloss=‘mockers’ word gloss=‘mockers’ OSHB HOS 7:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 The _day _of our _king _of_of princes they _became _sick fever _of from_wine he _stretched _out his/its_hand with mockers. (HOS_7:5)

OET-RV: 5 On our king’s day, the leaders became red in the face from the wine.
⇔ Then he joined in with those who were mocking. (HOS 7:5)