Lexical Definition

‎תָּעַע‎ tâʻaʻ (taw-ah') to mock ^H:V
a primitive root

deceive, misuse.

• to cheat
• by analogy, to maltreat

1) to deceive, misuse
1a) (Pilpel)
1a1) to be a mocker, mock
1a2) mocker (subst)
1b) (Hithpalpel)
1b1) to ridicule
1b2) mocking (participle)

See Greek: ἐμπαίζω · καταφρονέω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎תָּעַע‎] verb Pilpel, Hithpa`el mock (compare Arabic stammer, also shake violently; onomatopoetic); —

Pilpel Participle ‎מְתַעְתֵּ֑עַ‎ Gen 27:12 = substantive a mocker. Hithpa`el Participle plural ‎מִתַּעְתְּעִים‎ 2Chr 36:16, with ‎ב‎ person, mocking at his prophets (+‎מַלְעִבִים‎, ‎בּוֺזִים‎).

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