Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3931: לָעַב

lâʻab · pronounced law-ab' · “to jest”

Definition

to deride

KJV translates it as: mock.

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

1) to joke, jest
1a) (Hiphil) to make jokes

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3931 is translated

  • deriding ×1

Bible verses with H3931 (lâʻab)

Lâʻab appears in 1 verse.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.