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H5006
נָאַץ
nâʼats
Pronunciation: naw-ats'
Definition
to scorn;
KJV Renderings
abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke.
Word Analysis
EN: to scorn;
Etymology: a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for H5132 (נוּץ), to bloom