נָאַץ
nâʼats(naw-ats')
“to scorn;”
27 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to scorn;
Translated in KJV as
abhor(give occasion to) blasphemecontemndespiseflourish[idiom] greatprovoke.
Etymology
a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for H5132 (נוּץ), to bloom
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“Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.”