H2049 H2049
Mockery, mocking (plural noun); Job's complaint that mockery surrounds him (Job 17:2)
Job uses this plural noun to describe his situation: mockery on every side. In a passage lamenting his social alienation and physical suffering, he declares that mockers surround him, his eye dwelling on their provocations. The noun derives from the same root as the verb in 1 Kings 18:27 (Elijah mocking Baal's prophets), but here the semantic focus shifts from the act to the agents—the mockers themselves.
Senses
1. sense 1 — English and Spanish render as 'mockers,' 'burladores'—focusing on the people who mock rather than the abstract concept. This interpretive move reflects the plural form and Job's context: he's surrounded by hostile individuals, not merely an atmosphere of derision. The single occurrence in Job 17:2 contributes to the book's portrait of Job's social suffering—physical pain compounded by communal rejection and ridicule from those who should offer comfort. 1×
AR["مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ"]·ben["উপহাসকারীরা"]·DE["[התלים]"]·EN["mockers"]·FR["התלים"]·heb["התולים"]·HI["ठट्ठा-करने-वाले"]·ID["pencemooh-pencemooh"]·IT["mockers"]·jav["moyokan"]·KO["조롱하는-자들이"]·PT["zombadores"]·RU["насмешники"]·ES["burladores"]·SW["wadhihakaji"]·TR["alayçılar"]·urd["ٹھٹھا کرنے والے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† הֲתֻלִֿים n.[m.]pl. mockery:—אִם־לֹא ה׳ עִמָּדִי Jb 17:2 truly mockery surroundeth me (De Di Da cf. VB).