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Lexicon :: Strong's H7832 - śāḥaq

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שָׂחַק
Transliteration
śāḥaq
Pronunciation
saw-khak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1905c

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂחַק sâchaq, saw-khak'; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H7832 in the following manner: play (10x), laugh (10x), rejoice (3x), scorn (3x), sport (3x), merry (2x), mock (2x), deride (1x), derision (1x), mockers (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H7832 in the following manner: play (10x), laugh (10x), rejoice (3x), scorn (3x), sport (3x), merry (2x), mock (2x), deride (1x), derision (1x), mockers (1x).

  1. to laugh, play, mock

    1. (Qal)

      1. to laugh (usually in contempt or derision)

      2. to sport, play

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make sport

      2. to jest

      3. to play (including instrumental music, singing, dancing)

    3. (Hiphil) to laugh mockingly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂחַק sâchaq, saw-khak'; 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.
STRONGS H7832: Abbreviations
† שָׂחַק verb laugh (|| צהק, which see; Late Hebrew שָׂחַק, סָחַק; Ethiopic bdb096506); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְשׂ׳ consecutive Proverbs 29:9; 3rd person plural שָֽׂחֲקוּ Lamentations 1:7; Job 30:1; Imperfect 3rd person masculine 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. Perfect 1st person singular וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֫י 1 Samuel 6:21; Imperfect 3rd person masculine 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, with 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) crocodile, Job 40:29 [Job 41:5].
Hiph. (declar.) Participle. plural מַשְׂחִיקִים 2 Chronicles 30:10 they uttered mockery עֲלֵיהֶם (|| מַלְעִנִים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

16:24; 16:25; 16:25; 16:27

1 Samuel

6:21; 18:7; 18:7

2 Samuel

2:14; 6:5; 6:5; 6:21

1 Chronicles

13:8; 15:29; 15:29

2 Chronicles

30:10

Job

5:22; 29:24; 30:1; 30:1; 39:7; 39:7; 39:18; 39:22; 40:20; 41:5; 41:21

Psalms

2:4; 37:13; 52:8; 59:9; 104:25; 104:26

Proverbs

1:26; 8:30; 8:30; 8:31; 8:31; 26:19; 26:19; 29:9; 29:9; 31:25

Ecclesiastes

3:4; 3:4

Jeremiah

15:17; 30:19; 31:4

Lamentations

1:7; 1:7

Habakkuk

1:10

Zechariah

8:5

H7832

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Strong's Number H7832 matches the Hebrew שָׂחַק (śāḥaq),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - When they really started celebrating, they said, "Call for Samson so he can entertain us!" So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. They made him stand between two pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:27 - Now the temple was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:7 - The women who were playing the music sang, "Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5 - while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before the LORD, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:21 - David replied to Michal, "It was before the LORD! I was celebrating before the LORD, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the LORD's people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:8 - while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - As the ark of the LORD's covenant entered the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out the window. When she saw King David jumping and celebrating, she despised him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:10 - The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and ridiculed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22 - You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:1 - "But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:7 - It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:18 - But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:22 - It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:20 - For the hills bring it food, where all the wild animals play.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:5 - Can you play with it, like a bird, or tie it on a leash for your girls?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:29 - A club is counted as a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:4 - The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:13 - The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:6 - When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:8 - But you, O LORD, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:26 - The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:26 - so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:30 - then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 - rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - so is a person who deceives his neighbor, and says, "Was I not only joking?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9 - If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25 - She is clothed with strength and honor, and she can laugh at the time to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:4 - A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:17 - I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:19 - Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment. I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:4 - I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 - Jerusalem remembers, when she became a poor homeless person, all her treasures that she owned in days of old. When her people fell into an enemy's grip, none of her allies came to her rescue. Her enemies gloated over her; they sneered at her downfall. ח (Khet)

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:5 - And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing.
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