What does לַעַג mean in the Bible?
לַעַג is a Hebrew word meaning "derision , scoffing".
Hebrew · H3933
לַעַג
Derision , scoffing
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לַעַג H3933
What does לַעַג mean in the Bible?
לַעַג is a Hebrew word meaning "derision , scoffing".
Full entry for לַעַג (H3933) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3933?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a mockery (1), a scorn (1), and a mockery (1), and derision (1), derision (1).
Where does לַעַג appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 34:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Ezekiel (2), Hosea (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a mockery 1× Psalms 44:13
a scorn 1× Psalms 79:4
and a mockery 1× Ezekiel 36:4
and derision 1× Ezekiel 23:32
derision 1× Job 34:7
scorn 1× Psalms 123:4
they will be ridiculed 1× Hosea 7:16
Show sample aligned rows
Job 34:7 לַּ֥עַג to derision Noun - masculine singular Psalms 44:13 לַ֥עַג to a mockery Noun - masculine singular Psalms 79:4 לַ֥עַג to a scorn Noun - masculine singular Psalms 123:4 הַלַּ֥עַג to scorn Article | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 23:32 וּלְלַ֖עַג to and derision Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 36:4 וּלְלַ֔עַג to and a mockery Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 7:16 לַעְגָּ֖ם to they will be ridiculed Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 34:7
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Job 1 Psalms 3 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 1
Source forms
לַ֥עַג 2x la·‘aḡ Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4
הַלַּ֥עַג 1x hal·la·‘aḡ Psalms 123:4
וּלְלַ֖עַג 1x ū·lə·la·‘aḡ Ezekiel 23:32
וּלְלַ֔עַג 1x ū·lə·la·‘aḡ Ezekiel 36:4
לַּ֥עַג 1x la·‘aḡ Job 34:7
לַעְגָּ֖ם 1x la‘·gām Hosea 7:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Job 34:7, Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4
Article | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 123:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 23:32
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 36:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Hosea 7:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. derision , scoffing
Source Gloss
derision , scoffing
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
derision, scoffing BDB: mocking Usage: derision, scorn (-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לַעַג is built from this root:
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