צחק

Aramaic

Verb

צְחַק • (ṣ'ḥaq)

  1. laugh

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ק (ts-kh-q)
6 terms

Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika), Akkadian 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum). Related also to שָׂחַק.

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /sˤaˈħaq/, [sˤaˈħakˤ], [t͡sˤaˈħakˤ]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /sˤɔːˈħaq/, [sˤɔːˈħaq]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /sˤɔˈħaq/, (Sanaani) [sˤɔːˈħaɡ], (Sharaabi) [sˤɔːˈħaq]
  • (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /sɒˈhæɢ/, [sɒˈhæʁ]
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): (Iberian) /saˈχak/, (Mizrahi) /sˤaˈħaq/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔ.χak/, /t͡sɔˈχak/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡saˈχak/, (Oriental) /t͡saˈħak/
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Verb

צָחַק • (tsakhák) (pa'al construction)

  1. to laugh
  2. to joke

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָחַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצחוק / לִצְחֹק
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צָחַקְתִּי צָחַקְנוּ
second צָחַקְתָּ צָחַקְתְּ צְחַקְתֶּם1 צְחַקְתֶּן1
third צָחַק צָחֲקָה צָחֲקוּ
present צוֹחֵק צוֹחֶקֶת צוֹחֲקִים צוֹחֲקוֹת
future first אֶצְחַק נִצְחַק
second תִּצְחַק תִּצְחֲקִי תִּצְחֲקוּ תִּצְחַקְנָה2
third יִצְחַק תִּצְחַק יִצְחֲקוּ תִּצְחַקְנָה2
imperative צְחַק צַחֲקִי צַחֲקוּ צְחַקְנָה2

1 Pronounced צָחַקְתֶּם and צָחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms