מְלִיצָה (mĕlîṣâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning satire. It appears
2 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4426).
Also rendered
mockery
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1113b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1113b)satire, mocking-poem; aphorism; interpretation, taunting
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מְלִיצָהnoun, feminine: satire, mocking-poem
Strong's H4426מְלִיצָה: an aphorism; also a satire KJV:interpretation, taunting.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1113: לִיץlîṣ — scorn; deride, interpreter; scorners; act as a scorner, shew oneself a mocker; make mouths at, scoff, interpret, intercede; ambassador, have in derision, make a mock, mocker, scornful, teacher