7832. sachaq

Strong's Concordance

sachaq: to laugh

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to laugh
NASB Translation
amuse (1), amusing (1), celebrate (2), celebrating (3), hold a contest (1), joking (1), laugh (6), laughed them to scorn (1), laughs (6), merrymakers (2), mock (1), mocked (1), play (2), played (1), playing (1), rejoicing (2), scorns (1), smiled (1), smiles (1), sport (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

QalPerfect3masculine singular ׳וְשׂ consecutive Proverbs 29:9; 3plural שָֽׂחֲקוּ Lamentations 1:7; Job 30:1; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׂחַק Job 39:7 +, etc.; Infinitive construct שְׂחוֺק Judges 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 ׳י Psalm 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).

2 sport, play, Judges 16:27.

Pi`el Perfect1singular וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֫י 1 Samuel 6:21; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְשַׂחֶקֿ Judges 16:25, etc.; Infinitive construct לְשֵׂחֶקֿ Psalm 104:26; Participle מְשַׂחֵק Proverbs 26:19; 1 Chronicles 15:29, feminine מְשֵׂחֶ֫קֶת Proverbs 8:30,31; plural מְשַׂחֲקִים 2 Samuel 6:5 +, מְשַׂחֲקוֺת 1 Samuel 18:7; —

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

2 jest, Proverbs 26:19.

3 play: 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 mockery עֲלֵיהֶם ("" מַלְעִנִים).

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.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אשחק בִּשְׂח֥וֹק בשחוק הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־ המשחקות התשחק־ וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖י וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ וִישַֽׂחֶק־ וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗ק וּמְשַׂחֵ֔ק וישחק וישחק־ וישחקו ומשחק ושחק ושחקתי ותשחק יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ יִ֭שְׂחַק יִשְׂחַ֣ק יִשְׂחַק־ יִשְׂחָ֑ק יִשְׂחָ֔ק יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ ישחק ישחק־ ישחקו־ ישחקו׃ לְשַֽׂחֶק־ לִשְׂח֔וֹק לשחוק לשחק־ מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ מְשַׂחֲקִ֑ים מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים מְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃ מְשַׂחֵ֥ק מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת מַשְׂחִיקִ֣ים משחיקים משחק משחקים משחקים׃ משחקת שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ שָׂחֲק֖וּ שחקו תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק תִּשְׂחַק־ תִּשְׂחָ֑ק תשחק תשחק־ ’eś·ḥaq ’eś·ḥāq ’eśḥaq ’eśḥāq biś·ḥō·wq bisChok biśḥōwq esChak ham·śa·ḥă·qō·wṯ hamsachaKot hamśaḥăqōwṯ haṯ·śa·ḥeq- hatsachek haṯśaḥeq- lə·śa·ḥeq- lesachek ləśaḥeq- liś·ḥō·wq lisChok liśḥōwq maś·ḥî·qîm maschiKim maśḥîqîm mə·śa·ḥă·qîm mə·śa·ḥe·qeṯ mə·śa·ḥêq mesachaKim mesaChek mesaCheket məśaḥăqîm məśaḥêq məśaḥeqeṯ śā·ḥă·qū sachaKu śāḥăqū tiś·ḥaq tiś·ḥāq tiś·ḥaq- tisChak tiśḥaq tiśḥāq tiśḥaq- ū·mə·śa·ḥêq umesaChek ūməśaḥêq vattisChak vesaChak vesichakTi veyisChak visachaKu visachek wat·tiś·ḥaq wattiśḥaq wə·śā·ḥaq wə·śi·ḥaq·tî wə·yiś·ḥaq wəśāḥaq wəśiḥaqtî wəyiśḥaq wî·śa·ḥă·qū wî·śa·ḥeq- wîśaḥăqū wîśaḥeq- yə·śa·ḥă·qū- yesachaku yəśaḥăqū- yiś·ḥā·qū yiś·ḥaq yiś·ḥāq yiś·ḥaq- Yischak yisChaku yiśḥaq yiśḥāq yiśḥaq- yiśḥāqū

Englishman's Concordance

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

36 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7832
36 Occurrences

biś·ḥō·wq — 1 Occ.
’eś·ḥaq — 2 Occ.
ham·śa·ḥă·qō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
haṯ·śa·ḥeq- — 1 Occ.
lə·śa·ḥeq- — 1 Occ.
liś·ḥō·wq — 1 Occ.
maś·ḥî·qîm — 1 Occ.
mə·śa·ḥă·qîm — 6 Occ.
mə·śa·ḥêq — 1 Occ.
mə·śa·ḥe·qeṯ — 2 Occ.
śā·ḥă·qū — 2 Occ.
tiś·ḥāq — 3 Occ.
ū·mə·śa·ḥêq — 1 Occ.
wat·tiś·ḥaq — 1 Occ.
wə·śā·ḥaq — 1 Occ.
wə·śi·ḥaq·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·yiś·ḥaq — 1 Occ.
wî·śa·ḥă·qū — 1 Occ.
wî·śa·ḥeq- — 1 Occ.
yə·śa·ḥă·qū- — 1 Occ.
yiś·ḥaq — 5 Occ.
yiś·ḥā·qū — 1 Occ.