צָחַק
ṣāḥaq
laugh
Strong's H6711VerbHebrewTWOT 1905

צָחַק (ṣāḥaq) is a Hebrew verb meaning laugh. It appears 13 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6711).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1905)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1905)laugh; jest, sport, play; laugh outright; mock, make sport
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

צָחַק verb: laugh

Strong's H6711 צָחַק: to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
KJV:laugh, mock, play, make sport.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 17:17Exodus 32:6Judges 16:25

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