Lexical Summary sachaq: to laugh Original Word: שָׂחַקTransliteration: sachaq Phonetic Spelling: (saw-khak') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to laugh Meaning: to laugh, to play Strong's 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. Brown-Driver-Briggs H7832. sachaq שָׂחַק verb laugh ("" צהק, q. v.; Late Hebrew סָחַק שָׂחַק,; Ethiopic ); — QalPerfect3masculine singular ׳וְשׂ consecutive Proverbs 29:9; 3plural שָֽׂחֲקוּ Lamentations 1:7; Job 30:1; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׂחַק 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; 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; 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), 8:31 ב loc). 2 jest, Proverbs 26:19. 3 play: including instrumental music, singing and dancing 1 Samuel 18:7, c י ׳לִפְנֵי. 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), 30:19; 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 מַשְׂחִיקִים2 Chronicles 30:10 they uttered mockery עֲלֵיהֶם ("" מַלְעִנִים). |
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