Genesis 21:6:3Gen.21.6.W3TAB
צְחֹ֕ק
tsekhok
“laughter”
- Transliteration
- tse-KHOK
- Extended
- tseh-KHOHK
- IPA
- /tsəˈħoːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- laughter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
tse-KHOK
- clause
va-to-MER sa-RA tse-KHOK a-SA LI e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-to-MER sa-RA tse-KHOK a-SA LI e-lo-HIM kol-ha-sho-ME-a yits-khak-LI
Exegesis
The fronted noun tsekhok {צְחֹק | ṣəḥōq} heightens the emotional focus, followed by the verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿāśāh} and the indirect object li {לִי | lî} preceding the agent Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm}, which foregrounds divine agency in Sarah’s joy.
Root and etymology
צ־ח־ק
“to laugh, to rejoice”
In context — Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, “God has given me laughter ; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:6, so the Hebrew word צְחֹ֕ק (tsekhok) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.6.W3.S1) and character.