# לָעַג (laag)

Israeli respelling: la-ag. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3932. 18 Old Testament occurrences.

to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly

King James renderings: have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/laag-h3932

## Occurrences

- [2 Kings 19:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/21) — This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; t…
- [2 Chronicles 30:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/30/10) — So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mo…
- [Nehemiah 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/2/19) — But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and desp…
- [Nehemiah 4:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/1) — But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
- [Job 9:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/9/23) — If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
- [Job 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/11/3) — Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
- [Job 21:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/21/3) — Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
- [Job 22:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/22/19) — The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
- [Psalms 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/2/4) — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
- [Psalms 22:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/7) — All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
- [Psalms 59:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/59/8) — But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
- [Psalms 80:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/80/6) — Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
- [Proverbs 1:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/26) — I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
- [Proverbs 17:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/17/5) — Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
- [Proverbs 30:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/30/17) — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shal…
- [Isaiah 33:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/19) — Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not under…
- [Isaiah 37:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/22) — This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn…
- [Jeremiah 20:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/20/7) — O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh…