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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7832 matches the Hebrew שָׂחַק (śāḥaq),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

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“I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.

I will mock when terror strikes you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:30

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“I was a skilled craftsman[fn] beside him.

I was his[fn] delight every day,

always rejoicing before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31

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“I was rejoicing in his inhabited world,

delighting in the children of Adam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19

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so is the person who deceives his neighbor

and says, “I was only joking! ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9

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If a wise person goes to court with a fool,

there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25

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Strength and honor are her clothing,

and she can laugh at the time to come.

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