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qeles קֶ֫לֶס ‘derision’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qālas קָלַס ‘to mock’
Roots: קלס

qeles n, m
1) derision, ridicule

Mentioned in Jeremiah 20:8 Psalms 79:4, 44:14

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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