Strong's Lexicon

H7814

H7814 — שְׂחוֹק שְׂחוֹק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewschowqnoun mascOccurrences: 15TWOT: 1905d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7814
Word:	שְׂחוֹק שְׂחוֹק
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H7832
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	15
Transliteration:	schowq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	sekh-oke' (or schoq {sekh-oke'}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. laughter (in merriment or defiance)
KJV Renderings:	derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.

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שְׂחֹק, שְׂתוֺק noun [masculine] laughter, derision, sport (properly infinitive construct); — absolute שְׂחֹק Jer 48:26 + 5 t.; construct Eccl 7:6 absolute שְׂחוֺק Jer 20:7 + 7 t.; —

1. laughter (joyous) Job 8:21 (|| תְּרוּעָה), Ps 126:2 (|| דִנָּה ), Eccl 2:2 (|| שִׂמְחָה), Eccl 10:19 (|| שִׂמֵּחַ); as hollow Prov 14:13 (opposed to כָּאַב), Eccl 7:3 (opposed to כַּעַס), compare הַבְּסִיל ׳ שׂ Eccl 7:6.

2. (object of) derision, ׳ הָיָה לִשׂ, Jer 20:7; Jer 48:26; Jer 48:27 (read ׳ לִשׂ for ᵑ0 ׳ הַשּׂ ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Gie Du; Co strike out vv), Jer 48:39; Lam 3:14 elsewhere Job 12:4 (twice in verse)

3. sport Prov 10:23 .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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