Strong H4426מְלִיצָה
mockery
- Transliteration
- melîytsâh
- Pronunciation
- mel-ee-tsaw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From H3887; an aphorism; also a satire: - {interpretation} taunting.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: mockery
Exact lexical definition: satire
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: מְלִיצָה n.[f.] satire , mocking-poem
In the Bible
Strong H4426 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- interpretation1
- taunting1
First verses
- Proverbs 1:6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!