הָתַל
ha.tal
“to mock”
Definition
to deride; by implication, to cheat
a primitive root;
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Occurrences
הָתַל appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
He feeds on ashes.His deluded heart has led him astray,and he cannot deliver himself or say,“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.”He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man. ”
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