חוֹךְ II, (חוּךְ II) laughter, gladness, object of derision. Targ. O. Gen. XXXVIII, 23. Targ. Jud. XVI, 27; a. fr.—Targ. Job XII, 4 חיך (ed. Lag. חַיַיךְ).—Ber. 9ᵇ לא פסק ח׳ וכ׳ laughter did not vanish from his lips (he felt happy) &c. Shebu. 34ᵇ מאי ח׳ what is the cause of the laughter?—Erub. 68ᵇ, v. אִטְלוּלָא; a. e.