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hebrew #7832 - שָׂחַק sachaq (to laugh)


Original Word:שָׂחַק
Transliteration: sachaq
Definition:to laugh
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(saw-khak')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mocker, play, rejoice, laugh to scorn,

A primitive root; to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play -- deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to laugh, play, mock
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to laugh (usually in contempt or derision)
1a2) to sport, play
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make sport
1b2) to jest
1b3) to play (including instrumental music, singing, dancing)
1c) (Hiphil) to laugh mockingly
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1905c

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שָׂחַקverblaugh ("" צהק, q. v.; Late Hebrew שָׂחַק, סָחַק; Ethiopic ); —

QalPerfect3masculine singular ׳וְשׂ consecutive Proverbs 29:9; 3plural שָֽׂחֲקוּLamentations 1:7; Job 30:1; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׂחַקJob 39:7 +, etc.; Infinitive constructשְׂחוֺקJudges 16:24; Ecclesiastes 3:4; —

1. a.laugh at, usually in contempt, derision, with עַל person Job 30:1; Psalm 52:8; עַל of thing Lamentations 1:7 with ל person God subject Psalm 37:13; Psalm 59:9 ("" לָעַג); with ל of thing or person=have no fear of, Habakkuk 1:10; Job 5:22; Proverbs 31:25 also, figurative, of noble animals Job 39:7,18,22; Job 41:21; absolute, Proverbs 29:9 (opposed to רָגַז), of ׳יPsalm 2:4 ("" לָעֵג), of wisdom Proverbs 1:26 (ב temporal; "" id.).

b. with אֶל person, apparently of friendly laugh Job 29:24; in General Ecclesiastes 3:4 (opposed to בָּכָה).

2sport, play, Judges 16:27.

Pi`elPerfect1singular וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֫י1 Samuel 6:21; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְשַׂחֶקֿJudges 16:25, etc.; Infinitive constructלְשֵׂחֶקֿPsalm 104:26; ParticipleמְשַׂחֵקProverbs 26:19; 1 Chronicles 15:29, feminine מְשֵׂחֶ֫קֶתProverbs 8:30,31; plural מְשַׂחֲקִים2 Samuel 6:5 +, מְשַׂחֲקוֺת1 Samuel 18:7; —

1make sport, Judges 16:25 (ל person) 2 Samuel 2:14 (לִפְנֵי person; in tournament), Proverbs 8:30 (לִפְנֵי), Proverbs 8:31ב loc).

2jest, Proverbs 26:19.

3play: including instrumental music, singing and dancing 1 Samuel 18:7, c ׳לִפְנֵי י. 2 Samuel 6:5 (ב instrumental),=1 Chronicles 13:8; 2 Samuel 6:21; 1 Chronicles 15:29 ( + מְרַקֵּד); of merry-making Jeremiah 15:17 ("" עָלַז), Jeremiah 30:19; Jeremiah 31:4; of children's sport Zechariah 8:5; of beasts Job 40:20; Psalm 104:25; of man, play with (ב) crocod, Job 40:29.

Hiph`il (declar.) Participle. plural מַשְׂחִיקִים2Chronicles 30:10 they uttered mockeryעֲלֵיהֶם ("" מַלְעִנִים).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 7832. שָׂחַק (sachaq) — 36 Occurrences

Judges 16:25
HEB:קִרְא֥וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן וִישַֽׂחֶק־ לָ֑נוּ וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ
NAS: for Samson, that he may amuse us. So they called
KJV: for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called
INT: Call Samson may amuse called Samson

Judges 16:27
HEB:וְאִשָּׁ֔ה הָרֹאִ֖ים בִּשְׂח֥וֹק שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃
NAS: on while Samson was amusing [them].
KJV: that beheld while Samson made sport.
INT: and women looking was amusing Samson

1 Samuel 18:7
HEB:וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה
NAS: sang as they played, and said,
KJV: answered [one another] as they played, and said,
INT: answered the women played and said has slain

2 Samuel 2:14
HEB:נָא֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
NAS: arise and hold a contest before
KJV: now arise, and play before
INT: Now the young and hold before said

2 Samuel 6:5
HEB:בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: of Israel were celebrating before
KJV: of Israel played before
INT: the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD

2 Samuel 6:21
HEB:עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖י לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: Israel; therefore I will celebrate before
KJV: over Israel: therefore will I play before
INT: over Israel will celebrate before the LORD

1 Chronicles 13:8
HEB:וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: Israel were celebrating before
KJV: and all Israel played before
INT: and all Israel were celebrating before God

1 Chronicles 15:29
HEB:דָּוִיד֙ מְרַקֵּ֣ד וּמְשַׂחֵ֔ק וַתִּ֥בֶז ל֖וֹ
NAS: leaping and celebrating; and she despised
KJV: dancing and playing: and she despised
INT: David leaping and celebrating despised her heart

2 Chronicles 30:10
HEB:זְבֻל֑וּן וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ מַשְׂחִיקִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּמַלְעִגִ֖ים
NAS: as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked
KJV: even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked
INT: Zebulun become laughed and and mocked

Job 5:22
HEB:לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ
NAS:You will laugh at violence
KJV: and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid
INT: violence and famine will laugh of the beasts of wild

Job 29:24
HEB: אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א
NAS:I smiled on them when they did not believe,
KJV:[If] I laughed on them, they believed
INT:smiled about did not

Job 30:1
HEB: וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים
NAS: than I mock me, Whose
KJV: But now [they that are] younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers
INT: now mock and those

Job 39:7
HEB: יִ֭שְׂחַק לַהֲמ֣וֹן קִרְיָ֑ה
NAS:He scorns the tumult of the city,
KJV:He scorneth the multitude of the city,
INT:scorns the tumult of the city

Job 39:18
HEB:בַּמָּר֣וֹם תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק לַ֝סּ֗וּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃
NAS: herself on high, She laughs at the horse
KJV: herself on high, she scorneth the horse
INT: high lifts laughs the horse and his rider

Job 39:22
HEB: יִשְׂחַ֣ק לְ֭פַחַד וְלֹ֣א
NAS:He laughs at fear
KJV:He mocketh at fear,
INT:laughs fear not

Job 40:20
HEB:חַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ שָֽׁם׃
NAS: the beasts of the field play there.
KJV: of the field play.
INT: the beasts of the field play there

Job 41:5
HEB: הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־ בּ֭וֹ כַּצִּפּ֑וֹר
NAS:Will you play with him as with a bird,
KJV:Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird?
INT:play A bird bind

Job 41:29
HEB:נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ תוֹתָ֑ח וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק לְרַ֣עַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃
NAS: as stubble; He laughs at the rattling
KJV: as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking
INT: are regarded Clubs laughs the rattling of the javelin

Psalm 2:4
HEB:יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִשְׂחָ֑ק אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י יִלְעַג־
NAS: in the heavens laughs, The Lord
KJV: in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord
INT: sits the heavens laughs the Lord scoffs

Psalm 37:13
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־ ל֑וֹ כִּֽי־
NAS: The Lord laughs at him, For He sees
KJV: The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth
INT: the Lord laughs for sees

Psalm 52:6
HEB:וְיִירָ֗אוּ וְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃
NAS: and fear, And will laugh at him, [saying],
KJV: and fear, and shall laugh at him:
INT: and fear and and will laugh

Psalm 59:8
HEB:וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׂחַק־ לָ֑מוֹ תִּ֝לְעַ֗ג
NAS: But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff
KJV: But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen
INT: O LORD laugh scoff all

Psalm 104:26
HEB:זֶֽה־ יָצַ֥רְתָּ לְשַֽׂחֶק־ בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: which You have formed to sport in it.
KJV: [whom] thou hast made to play therein.
INT: which made to sport

Proverbs 1:26
HEB:אֲ֭נִי בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג בְּבֹ֣א
NAS: I will also laugh at your calamity;
KJV:I also will laugh at your calamity;
INT: I your calamity laugh will mock comes

Proverbs 8:30
HEB:י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכָל־
NAS: [His] delight, Rejoicing always
KJV: [his] delight, rejoicing always
INT: was daily was daily Rejoicing before all manner

Proverbs 8:31
HEB: מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ
NAS:Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
KJV:Rejoicing in the habitable part
INT:Rejoicing the world his earth

Proverbs 26:19
HEB:וְ֝אָמַ֗ר הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ מְשַׂחֵ֥ק אָֽנִי׃
NAS: And says, Was I not joking?
KJV: and saith, Am not I in sport?
INT: and says not sport I

Proverbs 29:9
HEB:אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃
NAS: The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no
KJV: whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.
INT: A foolish rages laughs and there rest

Proverbs 31:25
HEB:וְהָדָ֥ר לְבוּשָׁ֑הּ וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗ק לְי֣וֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃
NAS: are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.
KJV: [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time
INT: and dignity clothing smiles time to come

Ecclesiastes 3:4
HEB:לִבְכּוֹת֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂח֔וֹק עֵ֥ת סְפ֖וֹד
NAS: and a time to laugh; A time
KJV: and a time to laugh; a time
INT: to weep time to laugh A time to mourn

Jeremiah 15:17
HEB:יָשַׁ֥בְתִּי בְסוֹד־ מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים וָֽאֶעְלֹ֑ז מִפְּנֵ֤י
NAS: in the circle of merrymakers, Nor
KJV: not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced;
INT: sit the circle of merrymakers exult because

Jeremiah 30:19
HEB:תּוֹדָ֖ה וְק֣וֹל מְשַׂחֲקִ֑ים וְהִרְבִּתִים֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply
KJV: and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply
INT: thanksgiving and the voice celebrate will multiply and they

Jeremiah 31:4
HEB:וְיָצָ֖את בִּמְח֥וֹל מְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃
NAS: to the dances of the merrymakers.
KJV: in the dances of them that make merry.
INT: and go to the dances of the merrymakers

Lamentations 1:7
HEB:רָא֣וּהָ צָרִ֔ים שָׂחֲק֖וּ עַ֥ל מִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃
NAS: saw her, They mocked at her ruin.
KJV: saw her, [and] did mock at her sabbaths.
INT: saw her the adversaries mocked at her ruin

Habakkuk 1:10
HEB:לְכָל־ מִבְצָ֣ר יִשְׂחָ֔ק וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר עָפָ֖ר
NAS: are a laughing matter to them. They laugh at every
KJV: shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold;
INT: every fortress laugh and heap rubble

Zechariah 8:5
HEB:יְלָדִ֖ים וִֽילָד֑וֹת מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס
NAS: and girls playing in its streets.'
KJV: and girls playing in the streets
INT: boys and girls playing and the streets

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