Latson לָצוֹן
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| לָצוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | latson |
| Strong's number | H3944 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | scorning |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Latson (Hebrew לָצוֹן, Strong's H3944) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “scorning”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
scorning, bragging
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | scornful (2), scorning (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | their scorn (1), scoffers (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Latson, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 29:8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 28:14Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).