scoffer

«scoffer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A person who mocks or makes fun of others and of serious… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A person who mocks or makes fun of others and of serious things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Isaiah the scoffers are the leaders in Jerusalem who mock the prophet's warning. Interpretation: Tradition reads Isaiah's words as a warning that mockery of God's message leads to disaster.

examples

• Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem: (Prophets ISA.28.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land. (Prophets ISA.28.22, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem:

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scoffer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.