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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 BoxJdg 16:27 - domus autem plena erat virorum ac mulierum et erant ibi omnes principes Philisthinorum ac de tecto et solario circiter tria milia utriusque sexus spectabant ludentem Samson

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:7 - et praecinebant mulieres ludentes atque dicentes percussit Saul mille et David decem milia

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - dixitque Abner ad Ioab surgant pueri et ludant coram nobis et respondit Ioab surgant

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:5 - David autem et omnis Israhel ludebant coram Domino in omnibus lignis fabrefactis et citharis et lyris et tympanis et sistris et cymbalis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:21 - dixitque David ad Michol ante Dominum qui elegit me potius quam patrem tuum et quam omnem domum eius et praecepit mihi ut essem dux super populum Domini Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - cumque pervenisset arca foederis Domini usque ad civitatem David Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem et despexit eum in corde suo

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22 - in vastitate et fame ridebis et bestiam terrae non formidabis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - si quando ridebam ad eos non credebant et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:1 - nunc autem derident me iuniores tempore quorum non dignabar patres ponere cum canibus gregis mei

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:7 - contemnit multitudinem civitatis clamorem exactoris non audit

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:18 - cum tempus fuerit in altum alas erigit deridet equitem et ascensorem eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:22 - contemnit pavorem nec cedit gladio

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:20 - [Vulgate 40:15] huic montes herbas ferunt omnes bestiae agri ludent ibi

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:5 - [Vulgate 40:24] numquid inludes ei quasi avi aut ligabis illum ancillis tuis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:29 - [Vulgate 41:20] quasi stipulam aestimabit malleum et deridebit vibrantem hastam

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:4 - habitator caeli ridebit Dominus subsannabit eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:13 - [Vulgate 36:13] Dominus deridebit eum videns quod venit dies eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:6 - [Vulgate 51:8] videbunt iusti et timebunt et super eum ridebunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:8 - [Vulgate 58:9] tu autem Domine deridebis eos subsannabis omnes gentes

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:26 - [Vulgate 103:26] ibi naves pertranseunt Leviathan istum plasmasti ut inluderet ei

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:26 - ego quoque in interitu vestro ridebo et subsannabo cum vobis quod timebatis advenerit

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:30 - cum eo eram cuncta conponens et delectabar per singulos dies ludens coram eo omni tempore

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 - ludens in orbe terrarum et deliciae meae esse cum filiis hominum

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - sic vir qui fraudulenter nocet amico suo et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit ludens feci

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9 - vir sapiens si cum stulto contenderit sive irascatur sive rideat non inveniet requiem

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25 - ain fortitudo et decor indumentum eius et ridebit in die novissimo

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:4 - tempus flendi et tempus ridendi tempus plangendi et tempus saltandi

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:17 - non sedi in concilio ludentium et gloriatus sum a facie manus tuae solus sedebam quoniam comminatione replesti me

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:19 - et egredietur de eis laus voxque ludentium et multiplicabo eos et non inminuentur et glorificabo eos et non adtenuabuntur

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:5 - et plateae civitatis conplebuntur infantibus et puellis ludentibus in plateis eius
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