Lexicon
לָצַץ
la.tsats
H3945
H:V Hebrew

to scorn

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la.tsats denotes scornful people joined with the king in Hosea 7:5.

The attested use presents scorn in a group associated with the king: Hosea 7:5 places them in the clause where he stretches out his hand with them.

Senses in use

  1. Scornful people in the king's court scene · dominant

    In Hosea 7:5, the masculine plural active participle occurs in the clause describing him stretching out his hand with this group. The APB renders the clause, “he stretches out his hand with the scorners.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 7:5, the APB presents the group as “the scorners” in the clause about stretching out a hand with them.

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