וְ֝/יִשְׂחַ֗ק
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤒
sâchaq
and it laughs
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 41:21 · Word #4
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 HC/Vqi3ms
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 | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and it laughs |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7832-17
and he laughs
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction וְ (and). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense of the root "to laugh." The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form denotes an ongoing or incomplete action by a masculine singular subject, here rendered as "he laughs." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and it laughs
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted subject to 'it' to match the neuter reference (the creature) and present tense; 'and it laughs' fits the poetic context. |
Bantu Hebrew
וְ֝/יִשְׂחַ֗ק (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 |
| Saak | to laugh | Ibibio |
| Seka | to laugh | Luganda |
| seka | laugh | Kirundi |
| seka | laugh | Shona |
| seka | laugh | Maragoli |
| Seya | To laugh | Lozi |
| Seka | To laugh | Bemba |