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Lexicon :: Strong's H7814 - śᵊḥôq

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שְׂחוֹק
Transliteration
śᵊḥôq
Pronunciation
sekh-oke'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1905d

Strong’s Definitions

שְׂחוֹק sᵉchôwq, sekh-oke'; or שְׂחֹק sᵉchôq; from H7832; laughter (in merriment or defiance):—derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H7814 in the following manner: laughter (6x), derision (5x), laughing (1x), mock (1x), laugh to scorn (1x), sport (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H7814 in the following manner: laughter (6x), derision (5x), laughing (1x), mock (1x), laugh to scorn (1x), sport (1x).

  1. laughter, laughing stock, mocking, derision

    1. laughter

      1. joyful

      2. hollow

    2. derision (of object)

    3. sport

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׂחוֹק sᵉchôwq, sekh-oke'; or שְׂחֹק sᵉchôq; from H7832; laughter (in merriment or defiance):—derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.
STRONGS H7814: Abbreviations
† שְׂחֹק, שְׂתוֺק noun [masculine] laughter, derision, sport (properly infinitive construct); — absolute שְׂחֹק Jeremiah 48:26 + 5 times; construct Ecclesiastes 7:6; absolute שְׂחוֺק Jeremiah 20:7 + 7 times; —
1. laughter (joyous) Job 8:21 (|| תְּרוּעָה), Psalm 126:2 (|| דִנָּה), Ecclesiastes 2:2 (|| שִׂמְחָה), Ecclesiastes 10:19 (|| שִׂמֵּחַ); as hollow Proverbs 14:13 (opposed to כָּאַב), Ecclesiastes 7:3 (opposed to כַּעַס), compare הַבְּסִיל שׂ׳ Ecclesiastes 7:6.
2. (object of) derision, הָיָה לִשׂ׳, Jeremiah 20:7; Jeremiah 48:26, 27 (read לִשׂ׳ for MT הַשּׂ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Gie Du; Co strike out vv), Jeremiah 48:39; Lamentations 3:14; elsewhere Job 12:4 (twice in verse)
3. sport Proverbs 10:23.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

8:21; 12:4

Psalms

126:2

Proverbs

10:23; 14:13

Ecclesiastes

2:2; 7:3; 7:6; 7:6; 10:19

Jeremiah

20:7; 20:7; 48:26; 48:26; 48:27; 48:39

Lamentations

3:14

H7814

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7814 matches the Hebrew שְׂחוֹק (śᵊḥôq),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 - He will once again fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:4 - Yet my friends laugh at me,
for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
yet they laugh at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 126:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:2 - We were filled with laughter,
and we sang for joy.
And the other nations said,
“What amazing things the LORD has done for them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - Doing wrong is fun for a fool,
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:13 - Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - So I said, “Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter,
for sadness has a refining influence on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - A party gives laughter,
wine gives happiness,
and money gives everything!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - O LORD, you misled me,
and I allowed myself to be misled.
You are stronger than I am,
and you overpowered me.
Now I am mocked every day;
everyone laughs at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard,
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:27 - Did you not ridicule the people of Israel?
Were they caught in the company of thieves
that you should despise them as you do?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - How it is shattered! Hear the wailing! See the shame of Moab! It has become an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all its neighbors.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:14 - My own people laugh at me.
All day long they sing their mocking songs.
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