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laughed

Meaning of “laughed”

Expressed mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter; or laughed at in mockery, scorn, or derision.

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First occurrence: Genesis 17:17

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Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
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1611 witness · Genesis 17:17 · retained source text

Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be borne vnto him that is an hundred yeeres old? and shal Sarah that is ninetie yeeres old, beare?

Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:12 · retained source text

Therefore Sarah laughed within her selfe, saying, After I am waxed old, shall I haue pleasure, my LORD being old also?

1611 marginal note1.Pet. 3.6.

Genesis 18:15
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:15 · retained source text

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

2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:21 · retained source text

This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him, The Uirgin, the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorne, the daughter of Ierusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

2 Chronicles 30:10
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:10 · retained source text

So the Posts passed from citie to citie, through the countrey of Ephraim and Manasseh, euen vnto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorne, and mocked them.

Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 2:19 · retained source text

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the seruant the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they laughed vs to scorne, and despised vs, and said, What is this thing that yee doe? will ye rebell against the king?

Job 12:4
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
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1611 witness · Job 12:4 · retained source text

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he answereth him: the iust vpright man is laughed to scorne.

Job 29:24
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
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1611 witness · Job 29:24 · retained source text

If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.

Isaiah 37:22
This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 37:22 · retained source text

This is the worde which the LORD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin, the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorne, the daughter of Ierusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

Ezekiel 23:32
Thus saith the Lord God; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:32 · retained source text

Thus sayth the LORD God, Thou shalt drinke of thy sisters cuppe deepe and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorne and had in derision; it containeth much.

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