Sechoq שְׂחֹק

Sechoq (Hebrew שְׂחֹק, Strong's H7814) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “laughter”. It occurs 15 times in 14 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Sechoq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Job

• Job 8:21
  Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
• Job 12:4
  I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

Psalms

• Psalm 126:2
  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:23
  It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
• Proverbs 14:13
  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 2:2
  I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
• Ecclesiastes 7:3
  Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
• Ecclesiastes 7:6
  For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
• Ecclesiastes 10:19
  A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 20:7
  O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
• Jeremiah 48:26
  Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the Lord: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
• Jeremiah 48:27
  For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
• Jeremiah 48:39
  They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:14
  I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).