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Lexicon :: Strong's H8055 - śāmaḥ

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שָׂמַח
Transliteration
śāmaḥ
Pronunciation
saw-makh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2268

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂמַח sâmach, saw-makh'; a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome:—cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, × very.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 152x

The KJV translates Strong's H8055 in the following manner: rejoice (95x), glad (45x), joy (5x), joyful (2x), merry (2x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 152x
The KJV translates Strong's H8055 in the following manner: rejoice (95x), glad (45x), joy (5x), joyful (2x), merry (2x), miscellaneous (3x).
  1. to rejoice, be glad

    1. (Qal)

      1. to rejoice

      2. to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at)

      3. to rejoice (religiously)

    2. (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂמַח sâmach, saw-makh'; a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome:—cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, × very.
STRONGS H8055: Abbreviations
שָׂמַח, שָׂמֵ֑ח 154 verb rejoice, be glad (Late Hebrew id.; compare perhaps Assyrian šamâḫu, flourish, Arabic bdb097001be high, proud; Punic proper name, feminine שמחת); —
Qal126 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שָׂמַח Psalm 16:9; וְשָׂמֵ֑חַ consecutive Proverbs 29:6; 3rd person feminine singular שָׂמֵ֑חָה Esther 8:15; 2nd person masculine singular וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 12:18 +; 3rd person masculine plural שָׂמֵ֑חוּ Nehemiah 12:43, etc.; Imperfect יִשְׂמַח Isaiah 9:16 +, 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ Isaiah 65:13; Psalm 69:33, 3rd person feminine plural תִּשְׂמַחְנָה 2 Samuel 1:20, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׂמַח Deuteronomy 33:18 +, feminine singular שִׂמְחִי Zephaniah 3:14 +, שְׂמָ֑חִי Joel 2:21, etc.; Infinitive construct שְׂמֹחַ Ezekiel 35:14 +, etc.; Participle see שָׂמֵחַ adjective; — + 24 times || גיל, less often || רָנַן, עָלַז, שִׂישׂ, etc.; —
1. in common life:
a. rejoice, with ב person or of thing take pleasure in Judges 9:19 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 33:18; Ecclesiastes 3:22 + 7 times + (probably) בְּכָליָֿמֵינוּ Psalm 90:14 (others ב temporal), compare Ecclesiastes 11:8; עַל person Isaiah 39:2 + || 2 Kings 20:13 (וישׂמח for MT וישׁמע Vrss modern), עַל of thing Jonah 4:6; 2 Chronicles 15:15; with temporal clause Jeremiah 41:13 + 6 times + (of heart) Proverbs 23:15, in one's heart Exodus 4:14 (J); with כִּי because Isaiah 14:29 + 3 times; with אֵת with Isaiah 66:10; with מִן person get pleasure from Proverbs 5:18; absolute 1 Samuel 11:9; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Proverbs 13:9 (figurative of prosperity; subject אוֺר; opposed to דָּעַךְ), + 8 times; with ל of thing at Job 21:12.
b. rejoice arrogantly, exult at, ל person, Micah 7:8; Isaiah 14:8; Obadiah 12; Psalm 35:19; Psalm 35:24; Psalm 38:17, with אֶלֿ of thing Ezekiel 25:6, ב of thing Job 31:29; Psalm 35:15; Proverbs 24:17; absolute Hosea 9:1 (+ אֶלגִּֿיל), 2 Samuel 1:20 + 3 times, + (said of righteous by Eliphaz) Job 22:19.
2.
a. rejoice religiously, with ב of thing 1 Samuel 2:1; Deuteronomy 12:7; Psalm 21:2 + 7 times; with בי׳, etc., Joel 2:23; Psalm 32:11 + 10 times Psalms + Psalm 9:3 (+ אֶעֶלְצָה בָ֑ךְ); with עַל of thing 2 Chronicles 29:36, עַל infinitive 1 Chronicles 29:9 a; with לְמַעַן of thing Psalm 48:12; with כִּי because Psalm 119:74; absolute Zechariah 2:14; Zechariah 4:10; Joel 2:21; 1 Chronicles 29:9b (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb), 1 Chronicles 16:31 (of heavens) = Psalm 96:11; Psalm 97:1 (isles) + 18 times (12 times Psalms), + (of heart) Zechariah 10:7a Psalm 16:9; 1 Chronicles 16:10, בְּכָללֵֿב Zephaniah 3:14 (compare Exodus 4:14 1a above); with לִפְנֵי י׳ Isaiah 9:2 and (of joyous feasting etc., at sanctuary) Leviticus 23:40 (H), Deuteronomy 12:12, 18; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 27:7, compare Deuteronomy 14:26; 1 Samuel 11:15.
b. subject י׳, with עַל person Isaiah 9:16 (|| רחם; PerlesRÉJ xxxiv. 63 be gentle, Arabic bdb097002), ב of thing Psalm 104:31.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְשִׂמַּח consecutive Deuteronomy 24:5, suffix שִׁמְּחָהוּ Jeremiah 20:15, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשַׂמַּח Psalm 104:15 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שַׂמֵּחַ Psalm 86:4, שַׂמַּח Proverbs 27:11, etc.; Infinitive absolute שַׂמֵּחַ Jeremiah 20:15; Participle מְשַׂמֵּחַ Judges 9:13, plural construct מְשַׂמְּחֵי Psalm 19:9; — cause to rejoice, gladden, with accusative of person (or equivalent), subject person Deuteronomy 24:5; Jeremiah 20:15 (+ Infinitive absolute), Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 27:11; Proverbs 29:3 (Hosea 7:3 see משׁח 2); especially subject י׳ (God) Jeremiah 31:13 (with מִן separ.) Isaiah 56:7; 2 Chronicles 20:27 (with מִן of source, see Qal 1 a), Ezra 6:22; Nehemiah 12:43 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Psalm 86:4; Psalm 90:15; Psalm 92:5 (ב instrumental), also, with ל person cause to exult at Psalm 30:2, id. with עַל person Lamentations 2:17; subject of thing Judges 9:13; Psalm 19:9; Psalm 45:9; Psalm 46:5; Psalm 104:15; Ecclesiastes 10:19; Proverbs 12:25; Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 27:9.
̸Hiph. = Pi. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הִשְׂמַחְתָּ Psalm 89:43 (subject י׳).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:14; 4:14

Leviticus

23:40

Deuteronomy

12:7; 12:12; 12:18; 12:18; 14:26; 16:11; 24:5; 24:5; 27:7; 33:18; 33:18

Judges

9:13; 9:13; 9:19

1 Samuel

2:1; 11:9; 11:15

2 Samuel

1:20; 1:20

2 Kings

20:13

1 Chronicles

16:10; 16:31; 29:9; 29:9

2 Chronicles

15:15; 20:27; 29:36

Ezra

6:22

Nehemiah

12:43; 12:43

Esther

8:15

Job

21:12; 22:19; 31:29

Psalms

9:3; 16:9; 16:9; 19:9; 19:9; 21:2; 30:2; 32:11; 35:15; 35:19; 35:24; 38:17; 45:9; 46:5; 48:12; 69:33; 86:4; 86:4; 89:43; 90:14; 90:15; 92:5; 96:11; 97:1; 104:15; 104:15; 104:31; 119:74

Proverbs

5:18; 10:1; 12:25; 13:9; 15:20; 15:30; 23:15; 24:17; 27:9; 27:11; 27:11; 29:3; 29:6

Ecclesiastes

3:12; 3:22; 10:19; 11:8

Isaiah

9:2; 9:16; 9:16; 14:8; 14:29; 39:2; 56:7; 65:13; 66:10

Jeremiah

20:15; 20:15; 20:15; 31:13; 41:13

Lamentations

2:17

Ezekiel

25:6; 35:14

Hosea

7:3; 9:1

Joel

2:21; 2:21; 2:23

Obadiah

1:12

Jonah

4:6

Micah

7:8

Zephaniah

3:14; 3:14

Zechariah

4:10; 10:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8055 matches the Hebrew שָׂמַח (śāmaḥ),
which occurs 52 times in 52 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 5:11–Psa 119:74)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:11 -

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;

let them shout for joy forever.

May you shelter them,

and may those who love your name boast about you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2 -

I will rejoice and boast about you;

I will sing about your name, Most High.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 -

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!

When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,[fn]

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 -

Therefore my heart is glad

and my whole being rejoices;

my body also rests securely.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 -

The precepts of the LORD are right,

making the heart glad;

the command of the LORD is radiant,

making the eyes light up.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 -

LORD, the king finds joy in your strength.

How greatly he rejoices in your victory!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:1 -

I will exalt you, LORD,

because you have lifted me up

and have not allowed my enemies

to triumph over me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 -

I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love

because you have seen my affliction.

You know the troubles of my soul

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 -

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,

you righteous ones;

shout for joy,

all you upright in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:21 -

For our hearts rejoice in him

because we trust in his holy name.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:2 -

I will boast in the LORD;

the humble will hear and be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 -

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;

they gathered against me.

Assailants I did not know

tore at me and did not stop.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 -

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;

do not let those who hate me without cause

wink at me maliciously.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 -

Vindicate me, LORD my God,

in keeping with your righteousness,

and do not let them rejoice over me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:27 -

Let those who want my vindication

shout for joy and be glad;

let them continually say,

“The LORD be exalted.

He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:16 -

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me —

those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:16 -

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;

let those who love your salvation continually say,

“The LORD is great! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:8 -

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;

from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4 -

There is a river —

its streams delight the city of God,

the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 -

Mount Zion is glad.

Judah’s villages[fn] rejoice

because of your judgments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 -

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of his people,[fn]

let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 -

The righteous one will rejoice

when he sees the retribution;

he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:11 -

But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by him will boast,

for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 -

The righteous one rejoices in the LORD

and takes refuge in him;

all those who are upright in heart

will offer praise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:6 -

He turned the sea into dry land,

and they crossed the river on foot.

There we rejoiced in him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4 -

Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,

for you judge the peoples with fairness

and lead the nations on earth.Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:3 -

But the righteous are glad;

they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:32 -

The humble will see it and rejoice.

You who seek God, take heart!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:4 -

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;

let those who love your salvation

continually say, “God is great! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:6 -

Will you not revive us again

so that your people may rejoice in you?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:4 -

Bring joy to your servant’s life,

because I appeal to you, Lord.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:42 -

You have lifted high the right hand of his foes;

you have made all his enemies rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:14 -

Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love

so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:15 -

Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us,

for as many years as we have seen adversity.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:4 -

For you have made me rejoice, LORD,

by what you have done;

I will shout for joy

because of the works of your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 -

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;

let the sea and all that fills it resound.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 -

The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice;

let the many coasts and islands be glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:8 -

Zion hears and is glad,

Judah’s villages[fn] rejoice

because of your judgments, LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 -

Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:15 -

wine that makes human hearts glad —

making his face shine with oil —

and bread that sustains human hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:31 -

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

may the LORD rejoice in his works.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:34 -

May my meditation be pleasing to him;

I will rejoice in the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:3 -

Boast in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:38 -

Egypt was glad when they left,

for the dread of Israel[fn] had fallen on them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5 -

so that I may enjoy the prosperity

of your chosen ones,

rejoice in the joy of your nation,

and boast about your heritage.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:30 -

They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.

Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 -

The upright see it and rejoice,

and all injustice shuts its mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 -

Though they curse, you will bless.

When they rise up, they will be put to shame,

but your servant will rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:24 -

This is the day the LORD has made;

let’s rejoice and be glad in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 -

Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,

for I put my hope in your word.


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