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שְׂחֹק

se.choqlaughterHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine15 occurrences6 books14 verses

Definition

or שְׂחֹק; from H7832; laughter (in merriment or defiance)
Traditional renderings: derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Job 8:21שְׂח֣וֹק · laughter
    He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
  2. Job 12:4שְׂחֹ֤ק · a laughingstock; שְׂ֝ח֗וֹק · is a laughingstock
    I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
  3. Psalm 126:2שְׂח֡וֹק · with laughter
    Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
  4. Proverbs 10:23כִּשְׂח֣וֹק · delights
    The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
  5. Proverbs 14:13בִּשְׂח֥וֹק · in laughter
    Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
  6. Ecclesiastes 2:2לִשְׂח֖וֹק · of laughter
    I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
  7. Ecclesiastes 7:3מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק · than laughter
    Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
  8. Ecclesiastes 7:6שְׂחֹ֣ק · is the laughter
    For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
  9. Ecclesiastes 10:19לִשְׂחוֹק֙ · for laughter
    A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
  10. Jeremiah 20:7לִשְׂחוֹק֙ · a laughingstock
    You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
  11. Jeremiah 48:26לִשְׂחֹ֖ק · a laughingstock
    “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
  12. Jeremiah 48:27הַשְּׂחֹ֗ק · object of ridicule
    Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
  13. Jeremiah 48:39לִשְׂחֹ֥ק · an object of ridicule
    “How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
  14. Lamentations 3:14שְּׂחֹק֙ · a laughingstock
    I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.