צָחָֽקְתְּ

𐤑𐤇𐤒𐤕

tsâchaq

you did 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 18:15 · Word #11

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 HVqp2fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseyou did laugh

SIBI-P1 Translation H6711-05

you laughed

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, perfect (completed action), 2nd person feminine singular.
Rendering RationaleQal perfect 2nd feminine singular denotes a completed act of laughing performed by a female addressee. The rendering preserves the root sense of expressing laughter without specifying whether joyful or mocking, since that depends on context.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

you laughed

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'you laughed' is the clear and direct translation of the Hebrew 2nd feminine singular verb in this context.

Bantu Hebrew

צָחָֽקְתְּ (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