שחק

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׂ־ח־ק (s-kh-q)
6 terms

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

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɬaˈħaq/ [ɬaˈħakˤ]
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sɔːˈħaq/ [sɔːˈħaq]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sɔˈħaq/ [sɔːˈħaɡ] (Sanaani), [sɔːˈħaq] (Sharaabi)
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sɒˈhæɢ/ [sɒˈhæʁ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /saˈχak/ (Iberian), /saˈħaq/ (Mizrahi)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sɔˈχak/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /saˈχak/, (Oriental) /saˈħak/

Verb

שָׂחַק • (saḥáq) (pa'al construction)

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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **שָׂחַק** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לשחוק / לִשְׂחֹק
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	שָׂחַקְתִּי		שָׂחַקְנוּ
	second	שָׂחַקְתָּ	שָׂחַקְתְּ	שְׂחַקְתֶּם¹	שְׂחַקְתֶּן¹
	third	שָׂחַק	שָׂחֲקָה	שָׂחֲקוּ
present		שׂוֹחֵק	שׂוֹחֶקֶת	שׂוֹחֲקִים	שׂוֹחֲקוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׂחַק		נִשְׂחַק
	second	תִּשְׂחַק	תִּשְׂחֲקִי	תִּשְׂחֲקוּ	תִּשְׂחַקְנָה²
	third	יִשְׂחַק	תִּשְׂחַק	יִשְׂחֲקוּ	תִּשְׂחַקְנָה²
imperative		שְׂחַק	שַׂחֲקִי	שַׂחֲקוּ	שְׂחַקְנָה²

¹ Pronounced שָׂחַקְתֶּם and שָׂחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

יִשְׂחָק (Yisḥaq)

References

H7832 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Verb

שִׂחֵק • (siḥéq) (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of שיחק.