† קַלָּסָה n.f. id., ‖ id.;—Ez 22:4. H7048
Mocking, derision, or scorn directed at Jerusalem for its sins
A prophetic term for the mockery and derision that Jerusalem would suffer because of its covenant violations. Ezekiel uses this word alongside 'reproach' to describe how the city's sins would make it an object of international contempt. The term captures not just verbal ridicule but the deeper shame of being exposed and humiliated before the nations. Jerusalem's glory was meant to draw nations to worship Yahweh, but its unfaithfulness reversed that purpose, making it a byword and a proverb of failure among the peoples.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Appears only in Ezekiel 22:4 in parallel with terms for reproach and shame. Spanish uses 'escarnio' (scorn), English 'mocking,' and French 'moquerie' (mockery), all capturing public ridicule. The context is God's judgment speech against Jerusalem's bloodshed and idolatry. The multilingual convergence on derision terms suggests a well-understood concept of public shaming as covenant curse. 1×
AR["وَسُخْرِيَةً"]·ben["এবং-উপহাস"]·DE["[וקלסה]"]·EN["and-mocking"]·FR["et-moquerie"]·heb["ו-קלסה"]·HI["और-ठट्ठा"]·ID["dan-olok-olokan"]·IT["[וקלסה]"]·jav["lan-geguyonan"]·KO["그리고-조롱으로"]·PT["e-zombaria"]·RU["сделал"]·ES["y-escarnio"]·SW["na-mzaha"]·TR["ve-alay-konusu"]·urd["اور-ٹھٹھ"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קַלָּסָה n.f. id., ‖ id.;—Ez 22:4.