# צָחַק (tsachaq)

Israeli respelling: tsa-chaq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6711. 12 Old Testament occurrences.

to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport

King James renderings: laugh, mock, play, 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/tsachaq-h6711

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 17:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/17) — Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall…
- [Genesis 18:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/18/12) — Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
- [Genesis 18:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/18/13) — And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
- [Genesis 18:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/18/15) — Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
- [Genesis 19:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/19/14) — And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will d…
- [Genesis 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/21/6) — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- [Genesis 21:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/21/9) — And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
- [Genesis 26:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/26/8) — And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behol…
- [Genesis 39:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/39/14) — That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in un…
- [Genesis 39:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/39/17) — And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
- [Exodus 32:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/32/6) — And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink…
- [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…