שחק

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׂ־ח־ק (ś-ḥ-q)

Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika). Related also to צָחַק.

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׂחַק (saḥáq) (pa'al construction)

  1. to laugh
    • Psalms 2:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׂחָק אֲדֹנָי יִלְעַג־לָמוֹ׃
      Yoshév ba-shamáyim yisḥaq; Adonái yil'ág lámo
      He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision.
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Verb

שִׂחֵק (siḥéq) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיחק.
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