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H5006

נָאַץ

nâʼats [naw-ats'] Verb
Core meaningto scorn

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H5006

to scorn ; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132 , to bloom

KJV usage: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, × great, provoke.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, × great, provoke. abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, × great, provoke.

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