- Original: תּעע - Transliteration: Ta`a` - Phonetic: taw-ah' - Definition: 1. to deceive, misuse a. (Pilpel) 1. to be a mocker, mock 2. mocker (subst) b. (Hithpalpel) 1. to ridicule 2. mocking (participle) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2532 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to cheat; by analogy to maltreat: - deceive misuse. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • deceiver, 1 Genesis 27:12 • misused, 1 2 Chronicles 36:16