Lexicon
לָעַז
la.az
H3937
H:V Hebrew

to mumble

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la.az describes a people characterized by speech foreign to the house of Jacob in Psalm 114:1.

The sole attested use describes the people from whom the house of Jacob departed as characterized by foreign or unfamiliar speech.

Senses in use

  1. Characterized by foreign speech · dominant

    In Psalm 114:1, the Qal active participle masculine singular absolute describes the people from whom the house of Jacob went out. The APB renders the clause "the house of Jacob from a people of strange speech," confirming the verse's portrayal of that people by their speech.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 114:1, the APB presents the clause as "from a people of strange speech." This rendering confirms the clause's overall portrayal rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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