What does צְחֹק mean in the Bible?
צְחֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "laughter (in pleasure or derision)".
Hebrew · H6712
צְחֹק
Laughter (in pleasure or derision)
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צְחֹק H6712
What does צְחֹק mean in the Bible?
צְחֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "laughter (in pleasure or derision)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6712?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include laugh (1), scorn (1).
Where does צְחֹק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 21:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It laugh 1× Genesis 21:6
scorn 1× Ezekiel 23:32
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 21:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Genesis 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
לִצְחֹ֛ק 1x liṣ·ḥōq Ezekiel 23:32
צְחֹ֕ק 1x ṣə·ḥōq Genesis 21:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 21:6
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 23:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. laughter (in pleasure or derision)
Source Gloss
laughter (in pleasure or derision)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
laughter (in pleasure or derision) BDB: laughter Usage: laugh(-ed to scorn).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְחֹק is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain