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H3932Hebrew

לָעַג

Definition and meaning

la`ag (law-ag') v. 1. to deride 2. (by implication) (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly [a primitive root] KJV: have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.

Tagged KJV passages

18 matching verses - 18.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

2 Kings 19:21

This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

Matched English: scorn
2 Chronicles 30:10

So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

Matched English: mocked
Nehemiah 2:19

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Matched English: scorn
Nehemiah 4:1

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

Matched English: mocked
Job 9:23

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Matched English: laugh
Job 11:3

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Matched English: mockest
Job 21:3

Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

Matched English: on
Job 22:19

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

Matched English: scorn
Psalms 2:4

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Matched English: derision
Psalms 22:7

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

Matched English: scorn
Psalms 59:8

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Matched English: derision
Psalms 80:6

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Matched English: laugh
Proverbs 1:26

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

Matched English: mock
Proverbs 17:5

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Matched English: mocketh
Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

Matched English: mocketh
Isaiah 33:19

Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

Matched English: stammering
Isaiah 37:22

This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

Matched English: scorn;
Jeremiah 20:7

O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

Matched English: mocketh