Quick Definition
mockery
Strong's Definition
an aphorism; also a satire
Derivation: from H3887 (לוּץ);
KJV Usage: interpretation, taunting.
TWOT Reference: 1113b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) satire, mocking poem, mocking song, taunting, figure, enigma
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
satire, mocking poem, mocking song, taunting, figure, enigma
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מְלִיצָה
melý̂ytsâh
BDB Definition:
1) satire, mocking poem, mocking song, taunting, figure, enigma
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3887
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1113b
Total KJV Occurrences: 2