Skhok (שחוק) means laughter in Hebrew.
It can also mean mirth, ridicule, and entertainment. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
laughter, mirth, ridicule, entertainment
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Skhok.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הבעת פנים המבטאת הנאה, שעשוע ושמחה. מבוטא בחיוכים וצחוק קולני.
אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ, וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה; אָז יֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם, הִגְדִּיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם-אֵלֶּה.
- 2צחוק, שמחה על דבר מה.
טוֹב כַּעַס מִשְּׂחוֹק; כִּי בְרֹעַ פָּנִים יִיטַב לֵב.
- 3לעג, זלזול במישהו או במשהו.
...וְעַל־הַגָּג כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה הָרֹאִים בִּשְׂחוֹק שִׁמְשׁוֹן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Skhok is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂחוֹק
- Written without vowel points
- שחוק
- Said
- skhok
- Root
- ש־ח־ק
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- שְׂחוֹקִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂחוֹקִים; שְׂחוֹק־, ר' שְׂחוֹקֵי־
- Gematria
- 414
This is how Skhok is said in other languages.
- English
- laughter, mirth, ridicule, entertainment
- Russian
- смех, хохот, высмеивать
- French
- rires,sourires
- Spanish
- risa
- German
- Gelächter, Lachen
These words mean nearly the same as Skhok.
- צחוקlaughter
- חיוךsmile
- אושר
- שמחהjoy
- לעג
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Skhok.
- שחוק מר
- עצב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Skhok.
The word Skhok is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בת שחוק
- שחוק זדון
- שחוק מהתלות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Skhok comes from the root ש־ח־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Skhok in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Skhok.
What does Skhok (שחוק) mean in Hebrew?
Skhok (שחוק) means laughter, mirth, and ridicule. It is said skhok, with the stress on skhok.
What is a synonym for Skhok (שחוק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Skhok (שחוק) are צחוק, חיוך, אושר, שמחה, and לעג.
What is the opposite of Skhok (שחוק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Skhok (שחוק) are שחוק מר and עצב.
What rhymes with Skhok (שחוק)?
Words that rhyme with Skhok (שחוק) include מתוק, דוק, שוק, תינוק, ירוק, and חוק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחוק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.