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H3944 H3944
N-ms  |  3× in 1 sense
scorning, mocking speech or attitude directed at others
This noun denotes the act or attitude of scorning and mocking. In Proverbs it appears in the phrase 'men of scorning' (scorners), referring to those who habitually mock wisdom and righteousness. Isaiah uses it similarly to characterize the scoffing rulers of Jerusalem. The word emphasizes the contemptuous attitude and derisive speech of those who reject divine instruction.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — The multilingual evidence consistently points to scornful, mocking speech and attitude. Spanish 'burla, escarnio' (mockery, scorn) and English 'scoffing' all capture the derisive nature of this communication. Found in Proverbs describing habitual scorners (1:22, 29:8) and in Isaiah 28:14 condemning Jerusalem's scoffing leaders who trust in lies rather than God's covenant. 3×
COMMUNICATION › Communication › Mockery and Scorn
AR["الاسْتِهْزاءِ", "الِاسْتِهْزَاءَ", "الِاسْتِهْزَاءِ"]·ben["উপহাসের", "ঠাট্টার", "বিদ্রুপ"]·DE["[לצון]"]·EN["of-scorn", "scoffing"]·FR["[לצון]", "לצון"]·heb["לצון"]·HI["ठट्ठा", "ठट्ठा-करने-वाले", "ठट्ठा-के"]·ID["cemoohan", "pencemooh"]·IT["[לצון]", "scoffing"]·jav["moyokan", "pamojokan"]·KO["조롱-을", "조롱의", "조롱하는"]·PT["escárnio", "zombaria", "zomb­or"]·RU["насмешки", "насмешку", "насмешники"]·ES["burla", "escarnio"]·SW["dharau", "dhihaka", "wa-dharau"]·TR["alayiin", "alaylı", "alayı"]·urd["ٹھٹھ-باز", "ٹھٹھا", "ٹھٹھا-کرنے-والے"]
Prov 1:22, Prov 29:8, Isa 28:14
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† לָצוֹן n.[m.] scorning, Pr 1:22; אַנְשֵׁי לָצוֹן men of scorning, scorners = לֵצִים 29:8 Is 28:14.