Hebrew word study

לָעַגlâʻag — to deride

Pronounced “law-ag'”

to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly

Translated in the King James as: have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 19:21
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 30:10
Nehemiah — 2×
Nehemiah 2:19Nehemiah 4:1
Job — 4×
Job 9:23Job 11:3Job 21:3Job 22:19
Psalms — 4×
Psalms 2:4Psalms 22:7Psalms 59:8Psalms 80:6
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 1:26Proverbs 17:5Proverbs 30:17
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 33:19Isaiah 37:22
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 20:7

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