לָעַג

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular לָֽעֲגָה 2 Kong 19,21; Es 37,22 Imperfect יִלְעַגֿ Job 22,19; Sl 2,4 יִלְעָ֑ג Job 9,23 3 feminine singular תִּלְעַג Ord 30,17 2 masculine singular תִּלְעַג Sl 59,9, ׳וַתִּל Job 11,3 1 singular אֶלְעַג Ord 1,26 3 masculine plural יִלְעֲגוּֿ Sl 80,7 Participle לֹעֵג Ord 17,5; Jer 20,7 — mock, deride, have in derision, of Jerusalem triumphing over enemy (with לְ person or thing) 2 Kong 19,21 = Es 37,22 (|| בזה); of the innocent Job 22,19 (|| שׂמח); of God (with לְ) Job 9,23; Sl 2,4; Sl 59,9 absolute of wisdom Ord 1,26 (|| שׂחק); of wicked (with לְ) Ord 17,5 (|| שׂמח), Ord 30,17 (|| בוז), Jer 20,7 (|| שׂחק); so also perhaps Sl 80,7 (read לָנוּ for לָמוֺ with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9), compare (absolute) Job 11,3. Niph`al Participle עַם ֗֗֗ נִלְעַג לָשׁוֺן Es 33,19 a people stammering of tongue (i.e. barbarians, compare v<sup>a</sup>; but read נעלג [√ עלג] Gr<sup>Monatsschr. 1884, 45</sup>; || עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה). Hiph`il (late; compare Late Hebrew) Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּלְעֵג Neh 3,33 2 masculine singular תַּלְעִיג Job 21,3 3 masculine plural יַלְעִגוּ Sl 22,8, וַיַּלְעִגוּ Neh 2,19 Participle מַלְעִגִים 2 Kron 30,10 — mock, deride, always in bad sense: with לְ person Neh 2,19 (|| בזה), Sl 22,8 with עַלֿ person Neh 3,33 with בְּ person 2 Kron 30,10 (|| השׂחיק); absolute Job 21,3. — So also יִלְעִיג (or יִלְעַג) Ord 18,1 for ᵑ0 יִתְגַּלַּע Gr^{l. c} (see גלע, p. 166 above).