לוּץ
Properly, to make mouths at , i.e. to scoff ; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret , or (generally) intercede
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What does לוּץ (lets) mean in the Bible?
לוּץ (lets) is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to make mouths at , i.e. to scoff ; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret , or (generally) intercede". properly, to make mouths at, i. The mocker represents the hardened rejection of correction. This term runs through the canonical themes of Wisdom.
Meaning
Scoffing and interpretation share root in mimicry; moving from mockery to mediation between languages and peoples.
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede BDB: scorn Usage: ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
Why This Word Matters
The mocker represents the hardened rejection of correction. Proverbs 9:7-12
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Hithpolel 1×
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
Showing 8 of 27 occurrences in the biblical text.