קֶלֶסqeleç

derision, i.e., object of it (Jeremiah 20:8; Psalms 44:14; Psalms 79:4)

Pronunciation: keh'-les · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7047

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 44:13 You let our neighbors mock us. We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
  • Psalms 79:4 We are mocked by our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
  • Jeremiah 20:8 When I speak, the words burst out. “Violence and destruction!” I shout. So these messages from the Lord have made me a household joke.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).