Derision
Bible Usage:
- derision used 15 times.
- First Reference: Job 30:1
- Last Reference: Hosea 7:16
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H3887 Used 1 time
- H3932 Used 2 times
- H3933 Used 3 times
- H7047 Used 3 times
- H7814 Used 5 times
- H7832 Used 1 time
Naves Topical Index
Derision
The wicked held in, by God
Psalms 2:4; Proverbs 1:26
Instances of:
Sarah, when the angels gave her the promise of a child
Genesis 18:12
The evil children of Beth-El deride Elisha
2 Kings 2:23
The people of Israel scoff at Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 30:1-10
Irony; Sarcasm; Scoffing
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Derision
DERISION, noun
1. The act of laughing at in contempt.
2. Contempt manifested by laughter; scorn.
I am in derision daily. Jeremiah 20:7.
3. An object of derision or contempt; a laughing-stock.
I was a derision to all my people. Lamentations 3:14.