Hebrew word study
נָאַץnâʼats — to scorn
Pronounced “naw-ats'”
to scorn;
Translated in the King James as: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, great, provoke.
Appears 25 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for H5132 (נוּץ), to bloom
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Numbers — 3×
Deuteronomy — 2×
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 2×
2 Sam 12:14+ 1 more in 2 Samuel
Proverbs — 3×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Isaiah — 4×
Jeremiah — 3×
Lamentations — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.