שְׂחֹק
śĕḥōq
laughter
Strong's H7814NounHebrewTWOT 1905d

שְׂחֹק (śĕḥōq) is a Hebrew noun meaning laughter. It appears 15 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7814).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1905d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1905d)laughter, derision, sport; laughtering, mocked
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׂחֹק noun, masculine: laughter, derision, sport

Strong's H7814 שְׂחוֹק: laughter (in merriment or defiance)
KJV:derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, 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.

Root family 1905: צָחַק ṣāḥaq — laugh; jest, sport, play; laugh outright; mock, make sport

See it in Scripture

Job 8:21Psalms 126:2Proverbs 10:23

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