taunt
ge.du.phah denotes a public object of scorn among surrounding nations in a judgment scene.
The term denotes a public object of scorn in Ezekiel 5:15, where it stands among the outcomes of judgments carried out against the addressed people before the surrounding nations.
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Public object of scorn · dominant
The feminine singular absolute noun occurs in Ezekiel 5:15 within a list of what the addressed people will become to the nations around them as judgments are carried out. In Ezekiel 5:15 the APB renders that list with “a reproach, a taunt, a warning, and a devastation.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 5:15, the APB includes “a taunt” in a list describing the result of judgment; Its precise correspondence to the noun cannot be isolated beyond the clause's overall portrayal.