שחק

Hebrew

Verb 1

Etymology
Root
שׂ־ח־ק‎

Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ‎ (ḍaḥika). Related also to צָחַק‎.

Pronunciation

שָׂחַק • (saḥáq) (pa'al construction)

  1. to laugh
    • Psalms 2:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׂחָק אֲדֹנָי יִלְעַג־לָמוֹ׃‎‎
      Yoshév ba-shamáyim yisḥaq; Adonái yil'ág lámo
      He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision.

Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׂחַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לשחוק \ לִשְׂחֹק‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׂחַקְתִּי‎שָׂחַקְנוּ‎
second שָׂחַקְתָּ‎שָׂחַקְתְּ‎שְׂחַקְתֶּם‎1שְׂחַקְתֶּן‎1
third שָׂחַקשָׂחֲקָה‎שָׂחֲקוּ‎
present שׂוֹחֵק‎שׂוֹחֶקֶת‎שׂוֹחֲקִים‎שׂוֹחֲקוֹת‎
future first אֶשְׂחַק‎נִשְׂחַק‎
second תִּשְׂחַק‎תִּשְׂחֲקִי‎תִּשְׂחֲקוּ‎תִּשְׂחַקְנָה‎2
third יִשְׂחַק‎תִּשְׂחַק‎יִשְׂחֲקוּ‎תִּשְׂחַקְנָה‎2
imperative שְׂחַקשַׂחֲקִי‎שַׂחֲקוּ‎שְׂחַקְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׂחַקְתֶּם‎ and שָׂחַקְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

Verb 2

שִׂחֵק • (siḥéq)

  1. defective spelling of שיחק‎.
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