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לוּץ

lûwts · Hebrew · Strong's H3887 · 27 occurrences

The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “mocker”

What it means

properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorner, ful, teacher

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

mocker
also renders empaíktēs (G1703), hâthôl (H2049), lâʻêg (H3934)
teacher
also renders didáskalos (G1320), yârâh (H3384), lâmad (H3925)
ambassador
also renders mălʼâk (H4397), tsîyr (H6735)
have in derision
also renders lâʻag (H3932), sâchaq (H7832)
interpreter
also renders diermēneutḗs (G1328)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

27 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 26 verses shown.

2 Chronicles 32:31 HR/VhrmpcGenesis 42:23 HTd/VhrmsaIsaiah 28:22 HVrj2mpIsaiah 29:20 HAamsaIsaiah 43:27 HC/Vhrmpc/Sp2msJob 16:20 HVhrmpc/Sp1csJob 33:23 HVhrmsaProverbs 1:22 HC/AampaProverbs 3:34 HRd/AampaProverbs 9:7 HAamsaProverbs 9:8 HAamsaProverbs 9:12 HC/Vqp2msProverbs 13:1 HC/AamsaProverbs 14:6 HAamsaProverbs 14:9 HVhi3msProverbs 15:12 HAamsaProverbs 19:25 HAamsaProverbs 19:28 HVhi3msProverbs 19:29 HRd/AampaProverbs 20:1 HAamsaProverbs 21:11 HAamsaProverbs 21:24 HAamsaProverbs 22:10 HAamsaProverbs 24:9 HAamsaPsalm 1:1 HAampaPsalm 119:51 HVhp3cp/Sp1cs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.