בִּ/שְׂח֥וֹק
𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤒
sâchaq
while-sporting
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 moreJudges 16:27 · Word #16
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 HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | while-sporting |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7832-01
in laughing
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct of שׂחק with prefixed preposition ב (“in/with/by”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal infinitive construct of שׂחק with the prefixed preposition ב, indicating action as a verbal noun. "In laughing" preserves the simple active sense of the Qal stem and reflects the infinitive’s verbal quality rather than a static noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
laughing
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'in laughing' is literal, but in context the Hebrew points to continuous action: 'laughing' (or 'making sport'). 'Laughing' is accurate for the context of mocking or celebrating around Shimeshon. |
Bantu Hebrew
בִּ/שְׂח֥וֹק (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.