מְצַחֵֽק
𐤌𐤑𐤇𐤒
tsâchaq
mocking
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.
koseka "to laugh" (Ga) · kuseka "to laugh" (Tshiluba) · kusheka "to laugh" (Tonga) +33 moreGenesis 21:9 · Word #10
Lexicon H6711
| Lemma | צָחַק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤇𐤒 |
| Transliteration | tsâchaq |
| Strong's | H6711 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HVprmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | mocking |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6711-03
the laughing one
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive), active participle, masculine singular, absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing or characteristic action intensified in form, yielding "the laughing one"—a man actively displaying laughter or amusement. This preserves the core root meaning while reflecting the participial, adjectival force. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
mocking
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'the laughing one' is not idiomatic here; SILEX allows for 'mocking' as the negative sense fits this context, where the son is acting in a derisive way. 'Mocking' is the standard context-aware rendering for this verse. |
Bantu Hebrew
מְצַחֵֽק (tsâchaq) — 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.