A by-word, or a proverb. They used to say proverbially, More despicable or miserable than an Israelite. A shaking of the head; a gesture of scorn and insultation. See Poole on "Psalms 22:7".
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Psalms 44:14
14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.