צחק

Aramaic

Verb

צְחַק • (ṣ'ḥaq)

1. laugh

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ק (ṣ-ḥ-q)

Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika). Related also to שָׂחַק.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡saˈχak/

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Verb

צָחַק • (tsakhák) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָחַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לצחוק / לִצְחֹק action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צָחַקְתִּי		צָחַקְנוּ
	second	צָחַקְתָּ	צָחַקְתְּ	צְחַקְתֶּם1	צְחַקְתֶּן1
	third	צָחַק	צָחֲקָה	צָחֲקוּ
present		צוֹחֵק	צוֹחֶקֶת	צוֹחֲקִים	צוֹחֲקוֹת
future	first	אֶצְחַק		נִצְחַק
	second	תִּצְחַק	תִּצְחֲקִי	תִּצְחֲקוּ	תִּצְחַקְנָה2
	third	יִצְחַק	תִּצְחַק	יִצְחֲקוּ	תִּצְחַקְנָה2
imperative		צְחַק	צַחֲקִי	צַחֲקוּ	צְחַקְנָה2
notes		Pronounced צָחַקְתֶּם and צָחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• יִצְחָק (yitskhák)