# שָׂחַק (sachaq) Israeli respelling: sa-chaq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H7832. 36 Old Testament occurrences. to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play King James renderings: deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/sachaq-h7832 ## Occurrences - [Judges 16:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/16/25) — And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson o… - [Judges 16:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/16/27) — Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand… - [1 Samuel 18:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/18/7) — And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. - [2 Samuel 2:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/2/14) — And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. - [2 Samuel 6:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/6/5) — And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalterie… - [2 Samuel 6:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/6/21) — And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over th… - [1 Chronicles 13:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/13/8) — And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels,… - [1 Chronicles 15:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/15/29) — And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a w… - [2 Chronicles 30:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/30/10) — So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mo… - [Job 5:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/5/22) — At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. - [Job 29:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/29/24) — If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. - [Job 30:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/30/1) — But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. - [Job 39:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/7) — He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. - [Job 39:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/18) — What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. - [Job 39:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/22) — He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. - [Job 40:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/40/20) — Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. - [Job 41:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/41/5) — Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? - [Job 41:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/41/29) — Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. - [Psalms 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/2/4) — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. - [Psalms 37:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/37/13) — The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. - [Psalms 52:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/52/6) — The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: - [Psalms 59:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/59/8) — But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. - [Psalms 104:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/104/26) — There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. - [Proverbs 1:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/26) — I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; - [Proverbs 8:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/8/30) — Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; - [Proverbs 8:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/8/31) — Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. - [Proverbs 26:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/26/19) — So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? - [Proverbs 29:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/29/9) — If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. - [Proverbs 31:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/31/25) — Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. - [Ecclesiastes 3:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/3/4) — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; - [Jeremiah 15:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/15/17) — I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. - [Jeremiah 30:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/30/19) — And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I wi… - [Jeremiah 31:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/31/4) — Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in t… - [Lamentations 1:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/1/7) — Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her pe… - [Habakkuk 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/habakkuk/1/10) — And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dus… - [Zechariah 8:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/8/5) — And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.