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Hebrew word study

שָׂחַקsâchaq — to laugh (in pleasure or detraction)

Pronounced “saw-khak'”

to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play

Translated in the King James as: deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.

Appears 36 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Judges — 2×

Judges 16:25 Judges 16:27

1 Samuel — 1×

2 Samuel — 3×

2 Sam 2:14 2 Sam 6:5 2 Sam 6:21

1 Chronicles — 2×

1 Chr 13:8 1 Chr 15:29

2 Chronicles — 1×

Job — 9×

Job 5:22 Job 29:24 Job 30:1 Job 39:7 Job 39:18 Job 39:22 Job 40:20 Job 41:5 Job 41:29

Psalms — 5×

Psalms 2:4 Psalms 37:13 Psalms 52:6 Psalms 59:8 Psalms 104:26

Proverbs — 6×

Proverbs 1:26 Proverbs 8:30 Proverbs 8:31 Proverbs 26:19 Proverbs 29:9 Proverbs 31:25

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Jeremiah — 3×

Jeremiah 15:17 Jeremiah 30:19 Jeremiah 31:4

Lamentations — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.