צָחַקtsâchaq

Meanings

Same root

• יִצְחָקYitschâq · H3327Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
• צְחֹקtsᵉchôq · H6712laughter (in pleasure or derision)

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”
• Genesis 18:12 So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”
• Genesis 18:13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’
• Genesis 18:15 Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.”
• Genesis 19:14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters’ fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it.” But the young men thought he was only joking.
• Genesis 21:6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.