A primitive root; to disparage, i.e. Ridicule -- mock, scoff, scorn.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to mock, scoff 1a) (Piel) to scoff at 1b) (Hithpael) to mock, deride, make fun of Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 2029
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[קָלַס] verbmock, scoff (Ecclus 11:4 תקלס, text by AdlerJQ xii (1900), 470); —
Pi`elInfinitive constructלְקַלֵּסאָתְנָןEzekiel 16:31to scoff at hire (of Jerusalem under figure of harlot), but ᵐ5ᵑ6 Symm collect, read לִקְבֹּץ Gr Toy Krae (or לְלַקֵּט, Co).
Hithpa`elmock, deride, with ב person, Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְקַלָּ֑סHabakkuk 1:10; 3masculine plural יִתְקַלְּסוּEzekiel 22:5, ׳וַיִּת2 Kings 2:23.
2 Kings 2:23 HEB:מִן־ הָעִ֔יר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־ בוֹ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ NAS: out from the city and mocked him and said KJV: out of the city, and mocked him, and said INT: from the city and mocked and said Go
Ezekiel 16:31 HEB:ק) כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה לְקַלֵּ֥ס אֶתְנָֽן׃ NAS: square, in disdaining money, KJV: and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; INT: become A harlot disdaining money
Ezekiel 22:5 HEB:וְהָרְחֹק֥וֹת מִמֵּ֖ךְ יִתְקַלְּסוּ־ בָ֑ךְ טְמֵאַ֣ת NAS: and those who are far from you will mock you, you of ill KJV: and [those that be] far from thee, shall mock thee, [which art] infamous INT: who at will mock of ill repute
Habakkuk 1:10 HEB:וְהוּא֙ בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים יִתְקַלָּ֔ס וְרֹזְנִ֖ים מִשְׂחָ֣ק NAS:They mock at kings And rulers KJV:And they shall scoff at the kings, INT: he kings mock and rulers laughing
