Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to mock
Usage: 1) to mock, deride, ridicule 1a) (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision 1b) (Niphal) to stammer 1c) (Hiphil) to mock, deride
Strong's Number
H3932
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
18
Books
8
Strong's H3932 Quick Answer
Strong's H3932 לָֽעֲגָ֣ה is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. la`ag (law-ag') v. 1. to deride 2. (by implication) (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly It has 18 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include laugh, laughed, have, mocketh, and mocked. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- la`ag (law-ag') v. 1. to deride 2. (by implication) (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
- Usage
- 18 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- laugh, laughed, have, mocketh, and mocked
Meaning and Definition
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.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3932. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3932 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H3932, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
laugh
Job 9:23
5×
laughed
2 Kings 19:21
4×
have
Psalms 2:4
2×
mocketh
Proverbs 17:5
2×
derision
Jeremiah 20:7
mocked
Nehemiah 4:1
mockest
Job 11:3
speak
Job 21:3
How Strong's H3932 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3932 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3932 in the Old Testament
18 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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.
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?
Usage Excerpts
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3932.
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.
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.
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?
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.
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3932, grouped by book.
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3932 FAQ
What does laag (לָעַג) mean?
Laag (Strong's H3932) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "have in derision". la`ag (law-ag') v. 1. to deride 2. (by implication) (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
How many times is laag (לָעַג) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H3932 across 8 books.
Where can I study laag (לָעַג) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3932 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate laag (לָעַג)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as laugh, laughed, have, mocketh, mocked, and mockest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.