צָחֲקָ֨ה

𐤑𐤇𐤒𐤄

tsâchaq

Sarah laugh

To laugh, to display laughter (either in joy or derision); to exhibit playful or mocking behavior; in extended senses, to jest, play, or engage in light-hearted amusement, or, negatively, to ridicule or mock someone.

koseka "to laugh" (Ga) · kuseka "to laugh" (Tshiluba) · kusheka "to laugh" (Tonga) +33 more

H6711

Genesis 18:13 · Word #7

Lexicon H6711

Lemmaצָחַק
Lemma (Paleo)𐤑𐤇𐤒
Transliterationtsâchaq
Strong'sH6711
DefinitionTo laugh, to display laughter (either in joy or derision); to exhibit playful or mocking behavior; in extended senses, to jest, play, or engage in light-hearted amusement, or, negatively, to ridicule or mock someone.

Morphology HVqp3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

PhraseSarah laugh

SIBI-P1 Translation H6711-04

she laughed

Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem (simple active); perfect conjugation; 3rd person feminine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular denotes a completed simple action performed by a female subject. "She laughed" directly reflects the root sense of expressing laughter, without specifying whether joyful or mocking, preserving the word’s full semantic potential.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

she laughed

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'she laughed' accurately matches the context and the root sense. P1 is correct in context.

Bantu Hebrew

צָחֲקָ֨ה (tsâchaq) — To laugh, to display laughter (either in joy or derision); to exhibit playful or mocking behavior; in extended senses, to jest, play, or engage in light-hearted amusement, or, negatively, to ridicule or mock someone.

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Word Meaning Language
koseka to laugh Ga
kuseka to laugh Tshiluba
kusheka to laugh Tonga
kuseka to laugh; to mock Sukuma
kuseka to laugh Lunda
kuʃeka to laugh Fipa
kusêka to laugh, to mock, to ridicule Kimbundu
kuseka to laugh Luganda
kuseka to laugh Kamba
okuseka to laugh Umbundu
okuseka laugh Herero
sega laugh Sepedi
tsheha laugh Sotho
tshega laugh Tswana
kuseka laugh Lamba
kuseka laugh Kaonde
kuseka laugh Lozi
kuseka laugh Tumbuka
kuseka laugh Chichewa
kuseka laugh Kongo
koseka laugh Lingala
okuseka laugh Luganda
guseka laugh Kirundi
guseka laugh Kinyarwanda
kuseka laugh Shona
hleka laugh Xhosa
hleka laugh Zulu
cheka laugh Swahili
seka laugh Bemba
asega laughter Sepedi
Cheka to laugh Swahili
Theka laugh Kikuyu
Sega laugh Sepedi
seka to laugh Luganda
isaka Isaac (name, related to laughter) Luganda
Hleka laugh Xhosa