Word Study · Strong's H7047 · Hebrew
קֶלֶס
qeles
keh'-les
Strong's 1890 spelling: qeleç
“a laughing-stock”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a laughing-stock
Rendered in the KJV as
derision.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס2
- וּלְקֶ֖לֶס1
How it is rendered · 2
- and derision2
- and into derision1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
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- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
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Where this word lives
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Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 44:13וָ֝קֶ֗לֶסvakelesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularYou have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.here: and derision
- Psalms 79:4וָ֝קֶ֗לֶסvakelesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWe have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.here: and derision