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mᵊlīṣā מְלִיצָה ‘mockery’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from līṣ לִיץ ‘to mock’
Roots: לוץ

mᵊlīṣā n, f
1) satire, mocking poem, mocking song, taunting, figure, enigma

Mentioned in Habakkuk 2:6 Proverbs 1:6

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Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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