שָׂחַק

Judges 16:25 וִישַֽׂחֶק־ so he may make sport

And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

Judges 16:27 בִּשְׂח֥וֹק when sported

Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.

1 Samuel 18:7 הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת who were playing

And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”

2 Samuel 2:14 וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ and let them play

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

2 Samuel 6:5 מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ [were] playing

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:21 וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖י and I will play

But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,

1 Chronicles 13:8 מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים [were] making merry

David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:29 וּמְשַׂחֵ֔ק and making merry

As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

2 Chronicles 30:10 מַשְׂחִיקִ֣ים laughing

And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and mocked them.

Job 5:22 תִּשְׂחָ֑ק you will laugh

You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.

Job 29:24 אֶשְׂחַ֣ק I laughed

If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

Job 30:1 שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ they have laughed

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

Job 39:7 יִ֭שְׂחַק it laughs

He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.

Job 39:18 תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק it laughs

Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Job 39:22 יִשְׂחַ֣ק it laughs

He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.

Job 40:20 יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ they play

The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

Job 41:5 הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־ ¿ will you play

Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

Job 41:29 וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק so it may laugh

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

Psalm 2:4 יִשְׂחָ֑ק he laughs

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

Psalm 37:13 יִשְׂחַק־ he laughs

but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

Psalm 52:6 יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ they will laugh

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Psalm 59:8 תִּשְׂחַק־ you laugh

But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.

Psalm 104:26 לְשַֽׂחֶק־ to play

There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Proverbs 1:26 אֶשְׂחָ֑ק I will laugh

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

Proverbs 8:30 מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת playing

Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

Proverbs 8:31 מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת playing

I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

Proverbs 26:19 מְשַׂחֵ֥ק jesting

so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Proverbs 29:9 וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק and he laughs

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

Proverbs 31:25 וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗ק and she laughed

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 לִשְׂח֔וֹק to laugh

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Jeremiah 15:17 מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים merry makers

I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

Jeremiah 30:19 מְשַׂחֲקִ֑ים merry makers

Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

Jeremiah 31:4 מְשַׂחֲקִֽים׃ merry makers

Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

Lamentations 1:7 שָׂחֲק֖וּ they laughed

In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.

Habakkuk 1:10 יִשְׂחָ֔ק it laughs

They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.

Zechariah 8:5 מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים playing

And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”