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dē̇-rizh´un: three verbs are so translated לוּץ, luÌ„c, “scorn†(); לעג, lā‛agh, “mock†(; ; ); and שׂחק, saÌ„hÌ£akÌ£, “laugh at†(; margin, “a whisperingâ€; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 5:3). This word is found almost exclusively in the Psalms and Prophets; Jeremiah is fond of it. It is used both as a substantive and a verb, the latter in the phrase “to have in derision: