קֶלֶס (qeles) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning derision. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7047).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2029a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2029a)derision; laughing-stock
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קֶ֫לֶסnoun, masculine: derision
derision, i.e., object of it
Strong's H7047קֶלֶס: a laughing-stock KJV:derision.
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 2029: קָלַסqālas — mock, scoff; to scoff at hire; deride; disparage, ridicule; scorn