שחק

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׂ־ח־ק (s-kh-q)

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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שָׂחַק (saḥáq) (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.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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שִׂחֵק (siḥéq) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיחק.