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Job 29:24
“If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׂחַקsâchaq · saw-khak'
H7832 · Hebrew
H7832 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
- Grammar
- אֶשְׂחַ֣ק — verb Qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 16:25Judges 16:271 Samuel 18:72 Samuel 2:142 Samuel 6:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׂחַק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.