And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
The 1611 reading
And the LORD said vnto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying; Shall I of a surety beare a childe, which am old?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To express mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter. Sense 2: To laugh at in mockery, scorn, or derision.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:13
Complete exact-word concordance
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
And the LORD said vnto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying; Shall I of a surety beare a childe, which am old?
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, Nay, but thou diddest laugh.
¶ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
¶ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that heare, will laugh with me.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
If the scourge slay suddenly, hee will laugh at the triall of the innocent.
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
The righteous see it, and are glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorne.
1611 marginal notePsal. 107.42.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Hee that sitteth in the heauens shal laugh: the LORD shall haue them in derision.
1611 marginal noteProu.1.26.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
All they that see me, laugh me to scorne: they shoote out the lippe, they shake the head, saying,
1611 marginal noteHeb. open.
1611 marginal noteMat.27.39.
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is comming.
1611 marginal notePsal.2.4.
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
The righteous also shall see, and feare, and shall laugh at him.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To make the sound and show the features characteristic of mirth; with at or to scorn, to ridicule or treat with mockery or contempt.