Word Study · Strong's H4426 · Hebrew

מְלִיצָה

melitsah

mel-ee-tsaw'

Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉlîytsâh

“an aphorism”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

an aphorism; also a satire

Rendered in the KJV as

interpretation, taunting.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

וּמְלִיצָ֑ה1
וּמְלִיצָ֖ה1

How it is rendered · 2

and a mocking song1
and an enigma1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2

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HC/Ncfsa · 2

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Where this word lives

Proverbs1 of 2 · 50%
Habakkuk1 of 2 · 50%

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Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 1:6וּמְלִיצָ֑הumelitzahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularby understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.here: and an enigma

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 2:6וּמְלִיצָ֖הumelitzahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularWill not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’here: and a mocking song

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