שחק

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
שׂ־ח־ק (ś-ḥ-q)

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

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׂחַק • (saḥáq) third-singular masculine past (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
  • to-infinitive: לשחוק / לִשְׂחֹק
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׂחַקְתִּישָׂחַקְנוּ
second שָׂחַקְתָּשָׂחַקְתְּשְׂחַקְתֶּם1שְׂחַקְתֶּן1
third שָׂחַקשָׂחֲקָהשָׂחֲקוּ
present שׂוֹחֵקשׂוֹחֶקֶתשׂוֹחֲקִיםשׂוֹחֲקוֹת
future first אֶשְׂחַקנִשְׂחַק
second תִּשְׂחַקתִּשְׂחֲקִיתִּשְׂחֲקוּתִּשְׂחַקְנָה2
third יִשְׂחַקתִּשְׂחַקיִשְׂחֲקוּתִּשְׂחַקְנָה2
imperative שְׂחַקשַׂחֲקִישַׂחֲקוּשְׂחַקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׂחַקְתֶּם and שָׂחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms
References

Verb

שִׂחֵק • (siḥéq) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיחק.
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