laugh — KJV Dictionary & Concordance

COMBINED MEANING

Meaning of laugh

To express mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter; also to laugh at in mockery, scorn, or derision, as the context shows.

Reviewed KJV-relevant meaning

Meaning drawn from:

Webster 1828KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

WORD FAMILY

Root: laugh

Expressing mirth or joy, or directing laughter at another in scorn.

HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS

An expression of mirth peculiar to human beings.

volume 2, leaf 42, column 3 (main_dictionary)

To make the sound and show the features characteristic of mirth; with at or to scorn, to ridicule or treat with mockery or contempt.

volume 2, leaf 42, column 2-3 (main_dictionary)

KJV CONCORDANCE

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