Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3934 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לָעֵג |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H3932 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | la`eg |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | law-ayg' |
| Meaning: | 1. a buffoon 2. also a foreigner |
| KJV Renderings: | mocker, stammering. |
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[לָעֵג] adjective mocking, only plural construct as noun (si vera lectio), לַעֲגֵי מָעוֺג Ps 35:16 mockers of מָעוֺג (q. v.), but text dubious; Che reads לֹעֲגֵי SchwZAW xi. 1890, 258 לָֽעֲגוּ. — To [לָעֵג] is also reffered לַעֲגֵי Isa 28:11 by Ges De Che Du, < below לַעַג q. v.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Psalms 35:16
