צָחַק
tsa.chaq
“to laugh”
Definition
to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
a primitive root;
- to laugh, mock, play 1a) (Qal) to laugh 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to jest 1b2) to sport, play, make sport, toy with, make a toy of
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
צָחַק appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.
So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.”“No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.