צָחַק tsachaq
Hebrew word for “to laugh” · Strong’s H6711 · used 13 times in 12 verses
Meaning
1) 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
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsachaq in context, with how often each is used:
- laughed 4
- mock 2
- did she laugh 1
- like one who jests 1
- will laugh 1
- mocking 1
- playing 1
- play 1
- made sport 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 18 (3), Genesis 21 (2), Genesis 39 (2), Genesis 17 (1), Genesis 19 (1), Genesis 26 (1), Exodus 32 (1), Judges 16 (1)
Forms
- לצחק 3
- ויצחק 2
- מצחק 2
- ותצחק 1
- צחקה 1
- צחקתי 1
- צחקת 1
- כמצחק 1
- יצחק 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsachaq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׂרָה sarah “Sarah” 6
- אַבְרָהָם avraham “Abraham” 3
- נוּ nu “us” 3
- זָקֵן zaqen “be old” 2
- עִבְרִי ivri “Hebrew” 2
- יָלַד yalad “to beget” 3
- נִי ni “me” 3
- רָאָה raah “to see” 3
- בַּת bat “daughter” 2
- לֵב lev “heart” 2
- קוּם qum “to arise” 2
- קָרָא qara “to call” 2
Key verses
The verses using tsachaq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 17:17 — Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is…
- Genesis 18:12 — Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
- Genesis 18:13 — And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
- Genesis 18:15 — Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
- Genesis 19:14 — And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city.…
- Genesis 21:6 — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- Genesis 21:9 — And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
- Genesis 26:8 — And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was…
- Genesis 39:14 — That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with…
- Genesis 39:17 — And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
- Exodus 32:6 — And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to…
- Judges 16:25 — And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison…
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.