TBESH · H6711
צָחַק · tsa.chaq · to laugh
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
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tsa.chaq H6711
צָחַק (tsa.chaq) means “to laugh” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
צָחַק Hebrew · H6711 13 tagged occurrences in 12 verses
Pronunciation guide: tsaw-khak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
KJV glosses: laugh, mock, play, make sport.
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How translators render H6711
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| laugh | 2 |
| to make sport | 2 |
| caressing | 1 |
| joking | 1 |
| laughed | 1 |
| then he laughed | 1 |
| to entertain them | 1 |
| to indulge in revelry | 1 |
| was mocking her son | 1 |
| will laugh | 1 |
| you did laugh | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and laughed | 1 |
| but he seemed as one that mocked | 1 |
| but thou didst laugh | 1 |
| i laughed | 1 |
| laugh | 1 |
| laughed | 1 |
| mocking | 1 |
| sport | 1 |
| sporting | 1 |
| to play | 1 |
| unto me to mock | 1 |
| unto us to mock | 1 |
| will laugh | 1 |
Verses containing H6711
Page 1 of 1. 12 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 17:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
Read word by word - Genesis 18:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Read word by word - Genesis 18:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Read word by word - Genesis 18:15
· BSB · 2 occurrences
But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Read word by word - Genesis 19:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
Read word by word - Genesis 21:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
Read word by word - Genesis 21:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
Read word by word - Genesis 26:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
Read word by word - Genesis 39:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
Read word by word - Genesis 39:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
Read word by word - Exodus 32:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
Read word by word - Judges 16:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
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