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Lexicon :: Strong's H6711 - ṣāḥaq

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צָחַק
Transliteration
ṣāḥaq
Pronunciation
tsaw-khak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1905

Strong’s Definitions

צָחַק tsâchaq, tsaw-khak'; a primitive root; to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport:—laugh, mock, play, make sport.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H6711 in the following manner: laugh (6x), mock (4x), sport (2x), play (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H6711 in the following manner: laugh (6x), mock (4x), sport (2x), play (1x).

  1. to laugh, mock, play

    1. (Qal) to laugh

    2. (Piel)

      1. to jest

      2. to sport, play, make sport, toy with, make a toy of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָחַק tsâchaq, tsaw-khak'; a primitive root; to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport:—laugh, mock, play, make sport.
STRONGS H6711: Abbreviations
† [צָחַק] verb laugh (Arabic bdb085010, laugh, Syriac bdb085011, compare BaEs 34; see also H7832 שׂחק); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular צָֽחֲקָה Genesis 18:13, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִצֲחַקֿ Genesis 21:6, וַיִּצְחָ֑ק Genesis 17:17; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּצְחַק Genesis 18:12; — laugh, Genesis 18:12, 13, 15 (twice in verse) (J), Genesis 17:17 (P); with ל at, concerning, Genesis 21:6.
Pi. Imperfect וַיְצַחֵק Judges 16:25; Infinitive construct לְצַחֵק Exodus 32:6, (בִּי) בָּנוּ לְצַ֫חֶק Genesis 39:14, 17; Participle מְצַחֵק Genesis 19:14; Genesis 26:8, מְצַחֶ֑ק Genesis 21:9; —
1. jest Genesis 19:14 (J).
2. sport, play Genesis 21:9 (E) Exodus 32:6 (J); make sport for Judges 16:25 (לִפְנֵי; || וִישַׂחֶקלָֿ֑נוּ); toy with (אֶת), of conjugal caresses Genesis 26:8 (compare DoughtyArab. Des. i. 231), make a toy of, with ב, Genesis 39:14, 17 (all J).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:17; 17:17; 18:12; 18:12; 18:13; 18:13; 18:15; 19:14; 19:14; 21:6; 21:6; 21:9; 21:9; 26:8; 26:8; 39:14; 39:14; 39:17; 39:17

Exodus

32:6; 32:6

Judges

16:25; 16:25

H6711

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Strong's Number H6711 matches the Hebrew צָחַק (ṣāḥaq),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:17 - Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:12 - And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:13 - And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:15 - Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:14 - And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:6 - And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:9 - And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:8 - And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:14 - that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17 - And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:6 - And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars:
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