H3887Hebrewlēṣ
לוּץ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
28
Total Occurrences
7
Books
28
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly
- 2.(qal)
- 3.(hiphil)
- 4.(hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: lûwts; Pronunciation: loots