Mᵉlîytsâh — H4426

Definition

feminine noun

an aphorism; also a satire

1. satire, mocking poem, mocking song, taunting, figure, enigma

Usually translated as

interpretation, taunting

Origin

from H3887

• Derived from Lûwts (H3887)

Greek equivalents

• lógos (G3056)
• skoteinós (G4652)

Occurrences

Mᵉlîytsâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1), Habakkuk (1)

• Proverbs 1:6 — To understand a proverb, and the interpretation (וּמְלִיצָ֑ה); the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
• Habakkuk 2:6 — Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting (וּמְלִיצָ֖ה) proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!