צָחַק

tsa.chaqto laughHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb13 occurrences3 books12 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
Traditional renderings: laugh, mock, play, make sport.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָחַק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Genesis 17:17וַיִּצְחָ֑ק · Then he laughed
    Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
  2. Genesis 18:12וַתִּצְחַ֥ק · laughed
    So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
  3. Genesis 18:13צָחֲקָ֨ה · laugh
    And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
  4. Genesis 18:15צָחַ֖קְתִּי · laugh; צָחָֽקְתְּ׃ · you did laugh
    But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
  5. Genesis 19:14כִמְצַחֵ֖ק · joking
    So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
  6. Genesis 21:6יִֽצְחַק־ · will laugh
    Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
  7. Genesis 21:9מְצַחֵֽק׃ · was mocking [her son]
    But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
  8. Genesis 26:8מְצַחֵ֔ק · caressing
    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.
  9. Genesis 39:14לְצַ֣חֶק · to make sport
    …she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
  10. Genesis 39:17לְצַ֥חֶק · to make sport
    Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
  11. Exodus 32:6לְצַחֵֽק׃פ · to indulge in revelry
    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.
  12. Judges 16:25וַיְצַחֵק֙ · to entertain them
    And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.