The meaning of Derision in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
de-rizh'-un: Three verbs are so translated luts, "scorn" (Psalms 119:51); la'agh, "mock" (Psalms 2:4; Psalms 59:8; Ezekiel 23:32); and sachaq, "laugh at" (Job 30:1; Exodus 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:"
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