HebrewH3931Verb
לָעַב
la.av
“to jest”
1Occurrences
H3931Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to deride
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to joke, jest 1a) (Hiphil) to make jokes
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
לָעַב appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
2 Chronicles 36:16BSB
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
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