Word Study · Strong's H7814 · Hebrew
שְׂחוֹק
sechoq
sekh-oke'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sᵉchôwq
“laughter (in merriment or defiance)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
laughter (in merriment or defiance)
Rendered in the KJV as
derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- לִשְׂחוֹק֙2
- בִּשְׂח֥וֹק1
- הַשְּׂחֹ֗ק1
- כִּשְׂח֣וֹק1
- לִשְׂח֖וֹק1
- לִשְׂחֹ֖ק1
- לִשְׂחֹ֥ק1
- מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק1
- שְׂח֡וֹק1
- שְׂח֣וֹק1
- שְׂ֝ח֗וֹק1
- שְׂחֹ֤ק1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- into a laughing stock3
- a laughingstock2
- laughter2
- [is] a laughingstock1
- [is] like sport1
- [the] laughter of1
- for laughter1
- in laughter1
- more than laughter1
- of laughter1
- the laughing stock1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular8
- noun · masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmsa · 8
- HNcmsa · 5
- HNcmsc · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ecclesiastes4 of 15 · 27%
- Jeremiah4 of 15 · 27%
- Job3 of 15 · 20%
- Proverbs2 of 15 · 13%
- Psalms1 of 15 · 7%
Ecclesiastes carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job3 occurrences
- Job 8:21שְׂח֣וֹקsechoknoun · masculine singularHe will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.here: laughter
- Job 12:4שְׂחֹ֤קsechoknoun · masculine singularI am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.here: a laughingstock
- Job 12:4שְׂ֝ח֗וֹקsechoknoun · masculine singularI am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.here: [is] a laughingstock
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 10:23כִּשְׂח֣וֹקkischokpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.here: [is] like sport
- Proverbs 14:13בִּשְׂח֥וֹקbischokpreposition + noun · masculine singularEven in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.here: in laughter
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 2:2לִשְׂח֖וֹקlischokpreposition + noun · masculine singularI said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”here: of laughter
- Ecclesiastes 7:3מִשְּׂחֹ֑קmisechokpreposition + noun · masculine singularSorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.here: more than laughter
- Ecclesiastes 7:6שְׂחֹ֣קsechoknoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.here: [the] laughter of
- Ecclesiastes 10:19לִשְׂחוֹק֙lischokpreposition + noun · masculine singularA feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.here: for laughter
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 20:7לִשְׂחוֹק֙lischokpreposition + noun · masculine singularYou have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.here: into a laughing stock
- Jeremiah 48:26לִשְׂחֹ֖קlischokpreposition + noun · masculine singular“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.here: into a laughing stock
- Jeremiah 48:27הַשְּׂחֹ֗קhasechokthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWas not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.here: the laughing stock
- Jeremiah 48:39לִשְׂחֹ֥קlischokpreposition + noun · masculine singular“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”here: into a laughing stock