What does לַעַג mean in the Bible?
לַעַג is a Hebrew word meaning "derision , scoffing".
Hebrew · H3933
לַעַג
Derision , scoffing
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לַעַגH3933
What does לַעַג mean in the Bible?
לַעַג is a Hebrew word meaning "derision , scoffing".
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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 Ita mockery1×Psalms 44:13
a scorn1×Psalms 79:4
and a mockery1×Ezekiel 36:4
and derision1×Ezekiel 23:32
derision1×Job 34:7
scorn1×Psalms 123:4
they will be ridiculed1×Hosea 7:16
Show sample aligned rows
Job 34:7לַּ֥עַגtoderisionNoun - masculine singularPsalms 44:13לַ֥עַגtoa mockeryNoun - masculine singularPsalms 79:4לַ֥עַגtoa scornNoun - masculine singularPsalms 123:4הַלַּ֥עַגtoscornArticle | Noun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 23:32וּלְלַ֖עַגtoand derisionConjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 36:4וּלְלַ֔עַגtoand a mockeryConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularHosea 7:16לַעְגָּ֖םtothey will be ridiculedNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 34:7
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Job1Psalms3Ezekiel2Hosea1
Source forms
לַ֥עַג2xla·‘aḡPsalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4
הַלַּ֥עַג1xhal·la·‘aḡPsalms 123:4
וּלְלַ֖עַג1xū·lə·la·‘aḡEzekiel 23:32
וּלְלַ֔עַג1xū·lə·la·‘aḡEzekiel 36:4
לַּ֥עַג1xla·‘aḡJob 34:7
לַעְגָּ֖ם1xla‘·gāmHosea 7:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xJob 34:7, Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4
Article | Noun - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 123:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct1xEzekiel 23:32
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 36:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xHosea 7:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. derision , scoffing
Source Gloss
derision , scoffing
Extended definitionSource: 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: