H4426: מְלִיצָה
mᵉlîytsâh · pronounced mel-ee-tsaw' · “mockery”
Definition
an aphorism; also a satire
KJV translates it as: interpretation, taunting.
Word origin: from H3887 (לוּץ);
Extended definition
satire, mocking poem, mocking song, taunting, figure, enigma
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4426 is translated
- an enigma ×1
- a mocking song ×1
Bible verses with H4426 (mᵉlîytsâh)
Mᵉlîytsâh appears in 2 verses.
- Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- Habakkuk 2:6
Shall 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!