What does לוּץ · ἐμπαίζω mean in the Bible?
לוּץ · ἐμπαίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to scoff, mock, treat lightly".
Hebrew · H3887, G1702
יָלִיץ
Properly, to make mouths at , i.e. to scoff ; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret , or (generally) intercede · to mock
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לוּץ H3887 properly, to make mouths at , i.e. to scoff ; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret , or (generally) intercede
Pronunciation lets
Scoffing and interpretation share root in mimicry; moving from mockery to mediation between languages and peoples.
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ἐμπαίζω G1702 to mock
Pronunciation empaízō
To mock with scorn or ridicule, often involving physical mockery or humiliation of the target.
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What does יָלִיץ (yalitz) mean in the Bible?
לוּץ · ἐμπαίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to scoff, mock, treat lightly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3887, G1702?
H3887, G1702 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to scoff, mock, treat lightly
Source Gloss
to scoff, mock, treat lightly
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 17
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Imperfect Prov 3:34 · Prov 14:9 · Prov 19:28 3×
Participle active Job 33:23 1×
Hithpolel 1×
Jussive Isa 28:22 1×
Word Origins
יָלִיץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain