שחק

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׂ־ח־ק (ś-ḥ-q)

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /saˈχak/
• (biblical) IPA^(key): /ɬaˈħaq/

Verb

שָׂחַק • (saḥáq) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to laugh
   • Tanach, 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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׂחַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשחוק / לִשְׂחֹק action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׂחַקְתִּי		שָׂחַקְנוּ
	second	שָׂחַקְתָּ	שָׂחַקְתְּ	שְׂחַקְתֶּם1	שְׂחַקְתֶּן1
	third	שָׂחַק	שָׂחֲקָה	שָׂחֲקוּ
present		שׂוֹחֵק	שׂוֹחֶקֶת	שׂוֹחֲקִים	שׂוֹחֲקוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׂחַק		נִשְׂחַק
	second	תִּשְׂחַק	תִּשְׂחֲקִי	תִּשְׂחֲקוּ	תִּשְׂחַקְנָה2
	third	יִשְׂחַק	תִּשְׂחַק	יִשְׂחֲקוּ	תִּשְׂחַקְנָה2
imperative		שְׂחַק	שַׂחֲקִי	שַׂחֲקוּ	שְׂחַקְנָה2
notes		Pronounced שָׂחַקְתֶּם and שָׂחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• יִשְׂחָק (Yisḥaq)

References

• H7832 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Verb

שִׂחֵק • (siḥéq) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שיחק.