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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 - They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:31 - But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon to ask him about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:20 - My intercessor is my friend[fn] as my eyes pour out tears to God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:23 - Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:1 - A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:6 - The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 - Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 - Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 - Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:24 - The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:10 - Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:22 - Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:27 - Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.
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