מְשַׂחֵ֥ק
𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒
mesacheq
joking
a primitive root; to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play; deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
Proverbs 26:19 · Word #8
Lexicon H7832
| Lemma | שָׂחַק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤒 |
| Transliteration | sâchaq |
| Strong's | H7832 |
| In-context | joking |
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 |
SIBI-P1 H7832-09
the one making sport
| Root | שׂחק (ś-ḥ-q) |
| Core Meanings | laughter, play, sport, mockery, derision, merriment |
| Semantic Range | to laugh in joy, to play, to make sport, to jest, to mock, to deride, to treat with scorn, to engage in festive or playful activity |
| Conceptual Significance | The root שׂחק can describe innocent joy and play, covenantal celebration, or cutting mockery and derision. Its dual range highlights the thin line in biblical thought between holy rejoicing and scornful laughter, revealing the moral weight carried by how and at whom one "makes sport." |
| Morphological Notes | Piel active participle, masculine singular absolute (מְשַׂחֵק). The Piel stem often conveys intensive or iterative action—engaging actively in sport, jesting, or mockery. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Piel masculine singular active participle, conveying an intensive or active sense of engaging in laughter, play, or mockery. "The one making sport" preserves the root idea of active laughter or playful/mocking behavior while reflecting the masculine singular participial form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׂחק (laughter, play, sport, mockery, derision, merriment)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7814-01 |
bisechoq | in laughter |
H7832-01 |
bisechoq | in laughter-mockery |
H7832-02 |
esechaq | I will laugh / make sport |
Word Usage (36 occurrences of H7832)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges 16:25 | וִ/ישַֽׂחֶק | visacheq | that he may entertain |
| Judges 16:27 | בִּ/שְׂח֥וֹק | bisechoq | while-sporting |
| 1 Samuel 18:7 | הַֽ/מְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת | hamesachaqot | playing |