שחק

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׂ־ח־ק (s-kh-q)
7 terms

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

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׂחַק • (saḥáq) (pa'al construction)

  1. 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) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
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
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׂחַקְתֶּם and שָׂחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms
References

Etymology 2

Verb

שִׂחֵק • (siḥéq) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיחק.
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