Strong's Hebrew · H4426
מְלִיצָה
mᵉlîytsâh · mel-ee-tsaw'
Definitionan aphorism; also a satire
Derivationfrom H3887 (לוּץ);
KJV usageinterpretation, taunting.
Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses
מְלִיצָה in Scripture
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!