אֶשְׂחַ֣ק
𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤒
sâchaq
I laughed
To laugh, express joy or amusement, often as audible laughter; to engage in playful or lighthearted activity; in extended usage, to mock, ridicule, or treat with derision. The primary lexical meaning is to laugh, but the verb is also used for both positive (joy, play, celebration) and negative (mockery, scorn, derision) actions depending on context.
seka "to laugh" (Lingala) · seka "to laugh, to mock" (Kongo) · seka "to laugh" (Tonga) +13 moreJob 29:24 · Word #1
Lexicon H7832
| Lemma | שָׂחַק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤒 |
| Transliteration | sâchaq |
| Strong's | H7832 |
| Definition | To laugh, express joy or amusement, often as audible laughter; to engage in playful or lighthearted activity; in extended usage, to mock, ridicule, or treat with derision. The primary lexical meaning is to laugh, but the verb is also used for both positive (joy, play, celebration) and negative (mockery, scorn, derision) actions depending on context. |
Morphology HVqi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I laughed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7832-02
I will laugh
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root "to laugh/play." The imperfect 1st person common singular form denotes an incomplete or forthcoming action, rendered here as "I will laugh." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
I will laugh
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 accurately reflects the form (imperfect, first-person) and SILEX definition; 'I will laugh' is valid in context. No change needed. |
Bantu Hebrew
אֶשְׂחַ֣ק (sâchaq) — To laugh, express joy or amusement, often as audible laughter; to engage in playful or lighthearted activity; in extended usage, to mock, ridicule, or treat with derision. The primary lexical meaning is to laugh, but the verb is also used for both positive (joy, play, celebration) and negative (mockery, scorn, derision) actions depending on context.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| seka | to laugh | Lingala |
| seka | to laugh, to mock | Kongo |
| seka | to laugh | Tonga |
| seka | to laugh | Chichewa |
| ñeka | to laugh | Kikuyu |
| seka | to laugh | Ga |
| hleka | to laugh | Nguni |
| chika | to laugh | Sukuma |
| cheka | to laugh, to mock | Swahili |
| Seka | to laugh | Luganda |
| Saak | to laugh | Ibibio |
| seka | laugh | Maragoli |
| seka | laugh | Shona |
| seka | laugh | Kirundi |
| Seya | To laugh | Lozi |
| Seka | To laugh | Bemba |