Quick Definition
to laugh
Strong's Definition
to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: laugh, mock, play, make sport.
TWOT Reference: 1905
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צָחַק
tsâchaq
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1905
Total KJV Occurrences: 13