Derision (Hastings' Dictionary)
With one exception, all instances of the phrase ' have in derision represent a simide verb : either ill'; l&'agh, ' mock,' Ps 2» 59, Ezk 2:P''; pn-f sAImIc 'laugh at,' Job 30'; p^n tu'liz, ' deride ' ; or livimjpi^oi, 1 Es 1" (RV ' mocked '). The exception is Wis 5' ' This was he whom we had sometimes in derision ' (S (axo/Uv rare ds yiXurra, Vulg. habuimus in derisum). J. Hastino.s.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Derision
Derision de-rizh'-un: Three verbs are so translated luts, "scorn" (Ps 119:51); la`agh, "mock" (Ps 2:4; 59:8; Eze 23:32); and sachaq, "laugh at" (Job 30:1; Ex 32:25 margin, "a whispering"; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 5:3). This word is found almost exclusively in the Psalms and Prophets; Jeremiah is fond of it. It is used both as a substantive and a verb, the latter in the phrase "to have in derision:" ⇒See a list of verses on DERISION in the Bible. ⇒See the definition of derision in the KJV Dictionary
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