HebrewH7047Noun (Masculine)
קֶ֫לֶס
qe.les
“derision”
2Occurrences
H7047Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a laughing-stock
from H7046 (קָלַס);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
derision, ridicule
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
קֶ֫לֶס appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Jeremiah
1
Psalms
1
Key Passages
Jeremiah 20:8BSB
For whenever I speak, I cry out;I proclaim violence and destruction.For the word of the LORD has become to mea reproach and derision all day long.
Psalms 79:4BSB
We have become a reproach to our neighbors,a scorn and derision to those around us.
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