23 occurrences in 13 translations

'Laugh' in the Bible

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

Verse ConceptsWhy Do Others Do This?The Promise Of A Babysarah

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Verse ConceptsLiesLying, Examples OfContradictingThose Frightened Of Godsarahdenial

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples OfDoubting God's JusticeDespair

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

Verse ConceptsSmilingserenity

"But now [those] younger than I, as far as days, laugh at me, whose fathers I rejected for setting with the dogs of my sheep and goats.

Verse ConceptsdogsMockeryOld Age, Attitudes ToRidicule, Objects OfDisrespect For Old AgeDerisionDisdainFun

He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.

Verse ConceptsTumultGod Is Holy

“Yet when she lifts herself on high,[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.

Verse ConceptsLaughterSpeed

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Verse ConceptsContemptLaughterDerisionGod MockingGod LaughingSmiling

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

Verse ConceptsLaughter

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Verse ConceptsMockery

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

Verse ConceptsLawsuitsScoffing

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

For did not you people of Moab laugh at the people of Israel? Did you think that they were nothing but thieves, that you shook your head in contempt every time you talked about them?

Verse Conceptsthieves

They mock kings,and rulers are a joke to them.They laugh at every fortressand build siege ramps to capture it.

Verse ConceptsLaughterScoffingAttitudes Towards KingsMaking FunSiege Moundsjoking

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
לעג 
La`ag 
Usage: 18

צחק 
Ts@choq 
Usage: 2

צחק 
Tsachaq 
Usage: 13

שׂחק שׂחוק 
S@chowq 
Usage: 15

שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

γελάω 
Gelao 
Usage: 0

γέλως 
Gelos 
Usage: 1

καταγελάω 
Katagelao 
Usage: 3

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