H6711 צָחַק tsâchaq → Root

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Root of the צחק tsâchaq family (4 members).

To laugh, to display laughter (either in joy or derision); to exhibit playful or mocking behavior; in extended senses, to jest, play, or engage in light-hearted amusement, or, negatively, to ridicule or mock someone.

Etymology Root צ-ח-ק (צחק), meaning 'to laugh'. The verbal stem denotes the act of laughing or expressing laughter, with both positive (joy, amusement) and negative (scorn, ridicule) potential depending on context. The root is straightforward and continued through Hebrew history into related Semitic languages.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Bemba seka laugh
Chichewa kuseka laugh
Fipa kuʃeka to laugh
Ga koseka to laugh
Herero okuseka laugh
Kamba kuseka to laugh
Kaonde kuseka laugh
Kikuyu Theka laugh
Kimbundu kusêka to laugh, to mock, to ridicule
Kinyarwanda guseka laugh
Kirundi guseka laugh
Kongo kuseka laugh
Lamba kuseka laugh
Lingala koseka laugh
Lozi kuseka laugh
Luganda isaka Isaac (name, related to laughter)
Luganda kuseka to laugh
Luganda okuseka laugh
Luganda seka to laugh
Lunda kuseka to laugh
Sepedi asega laughter
Sepedi sega laugh
Sepedi Sega laugh
Shona kuseka laugh
Sotho tsheha laugh
Sukuma kuseka to laugh; to mock
Swahili cheka laugh
Swahili Cheka to laugh
Tonga kusheka to laugh
Tshiluba kuseka to laugh
Tswana tshega laugh
Tumbuka kuseka laugh
Umbundu okuseka to laugh
Xhosa hleka laugh
Xhosa Hleka laugh
Zulu hleka laugh

Family members (3)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H3327 יִצְחָק Yitsechaq unset

    Proper personal name: Yitsḥaq (commonly rendered 'Isaac'), the son of Abraham and Sarah, whose birth was associated wit

  • H3446 יִשְׂחָק Yisechaq unset

    Proper personal name, masculine: 'Yitzḥaq' (Isaac) — denoting the son and designated heir of Abraham and Sarah in the He

  • H6712 צְחֹק tsᵉchôq unset

    Laughter; the act or sound of laughing, encompassing both genuine amusement or joy and laughter as mockery or derision,

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