laugh, mock, play, make sport
A primitive root; to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport -- laugh, mock, play, make sport.
[
צָחַק]
verblaugh (Arabic
,
laugh, Syriac
, compare Ba
Es 34; see also
שׂחק); —
QalPerfect3feminine singular צָֽחֲקָהGenesis 18:13, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִצֲחַקֿGenesis 21:6, וַיִּצְחָ֑קGenesis 17:17; 3feminine singular וַתִּצְחַקGenesis 18:12; — laugh, Genesis 18:12,13,15 (twice in verse) (J), Genesis 17:17 (P); with לat, concerning, Genesis 21:6.
Pi`elImperfectוַיְצַחֵקJudges 16:25; Infinitive constructלְצַחֵקExodus 32:6, לְצַ֫חֶק בָּנוּ (בִּיׅGenesis 39:14,17; ParticipleמְצַחֵקGenesis 19:14; Genesis 26:8, מְצַחֶ֑קGenesis 21:9; —
1jestGenesis 19:14 (J).
2sport, playGenesis 21:9 (E) Exodus 32:6 (J); make sport for Judges 16:25 (לִפְנֵי; "" וִישַׂחֶקלָֿ֑נוּ); toy with (אֶת), of conjugal caresses Genesis 26:8 (compare DoughtyArab. Des. i. 231), make a toy of, with ב, Genesis 39:14,17 (all J).
Strong's Hebrew: 6711. צָחַק (tsachaq) — 13 Occurrences
Genesis 17:17
HEB:עַל־ פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּצְחָ֑ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בְּלִבּ֗וֹ
NAS: on his face and laughed, and said
KJV: upon his face, and laughed, and said
INT: on his face and laughed and said his heart
Genesis 18:12
HEB: וַתִּצְחַ֥ק שָׂרָ֖ה בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ
NAS: Sarah laughed to herself, saying,
KJV: Therefore Sarah laughed within herself,
INT:laughed Sarah to herself
Genesis 18:13
HEB:לָ֣מָּה זֶּה֩ צָחֲקָ֨ה שָׂרָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר
NAS: did Sarah laugh, saying,
KJV: did Sarah laugh, saying,
INT: Why he laugh Sarah saying
Genesis 18:15
HEB:לֵאמֹ֛ר לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי כִּ֣י ׀ יָרֵ֑אָה
NAS: [it] however, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid.
KJV: saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
INT: saying No laugh for was afraid
Genesis 18:15
HEB:לֹ֖א כִּ֥י צָחָֽקְתְּ׃
NAS: And He said, No, but you did laugh.
KJV: Nay; but thou didst laugh.
INT: No did laugh
Genesis 19:14
HEB:הָעִ֑יר וַיְהִ֥י כִמְצַחֵ֖ק בְּעֵינֵ֥י חֲתָנָֽיו׃
NAS: to his sons-in-law to be jesting.
KJV: this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto
INT: the city become to be jesting unto to his sons-in-law
Genesis 21:6
HEB:כָּל־ הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ יִֽצְחַק־ לִֽי׃
NAS: who hears will laugh with me.
KJV: [so that] all that hear will laugh with me.
INT: everyone hears will laugh
Genesis 21:9
HEB:יָלְדָ֥ה לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם מְצַחֵֽק׃
NAS: she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
KJV: unto Abraham, mocking.
INT: had borne to Abraham mocking
Genesis 26:8
HEB:וְהִנֵּ֤ה יִצְחָק֙ מְצַחֵ֔ק אֵ֖ת רִבְקָ֥ה
NAS: Isaac was caressing his wife
KJV: and, behold, Isaac [was] sporting with Rebekah
INT: and behold Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife
Genesis 39:14
HEB:אִ֥ישׁ עִבְרִ֖י לְצַ֣חֶק בָּ֑נוּ בָּ֤א
NAS: in a Hebrew to us to make sport of us; he came
KJV: an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in
INT: to the men A Hebrew to make came to
Genesis 39:17
HEB:הֵבֵ֥אתָ לָּ֖נוּ לְצַ֥חֶק בִּֽי׃
NAS: to us, came in to me to make sport of me;
KJV: unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
INT: whom came to make
Exodus 32:6
HEB:וְשָׁת֔וֹ וַיָּקֻ֖מוּ לְצַחֵֽק׃ פ
NAS: and to drink, and rose up to play.
KJV: and to drink, and rose up to play.
INT: drink up to play
Judges 16:25
HEB:(הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים ק) וַיְצַחֵק֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ
NAS: from the prison, and he entertained them. And they made him stand
KJV: and he made them sport: and they set
INT: house bound sport them stand
, laugh, Syriac 
, compare BaEs 34; see also שׂחק); —