מְלִיצָה
melitsa · figurative saying, taunt
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4426 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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melitsa (מְלִיצָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “figurative saying, taunt”.
A figurative saying, a phrase with a hidden sense that must be interpreted; also a taunt.
How to say it
me·li·tsa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A phrase with a hidden meaning, sometimes used to mock someone.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Proverbs 1:6
to understand a proverb and a figurative saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
- Habakkuk 2:6
Will not all these take up against him a poem, and a figurative saying, riddles against him? And one will say, ‘Woe to the one who multiplies what is not his! How long? And to the one who loads upon himself pledges!’