Lexicon
מַנְגִּינָה
man.gi.nah
H4485
H:N-F Hebrew

mocking

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man.gi.nah denotes the mocking directed at the speaker in Lamentations 3:63.

The attested use denotes the mocking of which the speaker is the object, in the setting of others' sitting and rising.

Senses in use

  1. Mocking directed at the speaker · dominant

    In Lamentations 3:63, the construct feminine singular form occurs in the speaker's statement about others' sitting and rising; the APB renders the clause, "I am the object of their mocking."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 3:63, the APB presents the clause as "I am the object of their mocking." This rendering confirms the verse's portrayal of directed mockery rather than isolating each element of the Hebrew form.

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