וְ֝/לַ֗צְתָּ

𐤅/𐤋𐤑𐤕

velatseta

and if you scoff

a primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede; ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.

H3887

Proverbs 9:12 · Word #5

Lexicon H3887

Lemmaלוּץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤅𐤑
Transliterationlûwts
Strong'sH3887
In-contextand if you scoff

Morphology HC/Vqp2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3887-11

and you scoffed

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular of לוץ. The perfect form indicates completed action; the subject is "you" (masculine singular).
Rendering RationaleThe root לוץ fundamentally denotes mocking or making derision. In the Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular form with prefixed conjunction, it denotes a completed action by a male addressee: "and you scoffed." This preserves both the core idea of derisive speech and the grammatical person, number, and gender as reflected in the Hebrew (noting that English does not distinguish gender in the second person).

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Words from Root לוץ (mocking, scoffing, derision, scorn; by extension interpretation or mediation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3887-01 bimelitsey by the mediating-interpreters of
H3887-02 hamelits the mediating interpreter
H3887-03 helitsuni they have made-mock of me

Word Usage (27 occurrences of H3887)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 42:23 הַ/מֵּלִ֖יץ hamelits the interpreter
Isaiah 28:22 תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ titelotsatsu scoff
Isaiah 29:20 לֵ֑ץ lets the scoffer
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