Lexicon :: Strong's H3931 - lāʿaḇ

לָעַב
Transliteration
lāʿaḇ
Pronunciation
law-ab'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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Strong’s Definitions

לָעַב lâʻab, law-ab'; a primitive root; to deride:—mock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H3931 in the following manner: mocked (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H3931 in the following manner: mocked (1x).

  1. to joke, jest

    1. (Hiphil) to make jokes

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָעַב lâʻab, law-ab'; a primitive root; to deride:—mock.
STRONGS H3931: Abbreviations
† [לָעַב] verb jest (Late Hebrew Hiph. id.; לְעַב Ethpa`al id.; Syriac Ethpa`al mock, delight oneself, be greedy; Arabic play, sport, jest); — only Hiph. Participle וַיִּהְיוּ מַלְעִבִים בְּ׳ 2 Chronicles 36:16 and they were (continually) making jest at the messengers of God.
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2 Chronicles

36:16