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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
Dictionary Aids

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׳).
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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 158 times in 148 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (Pro 23:24–Zec 10:7)

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 -

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,

And he who begets a wise son will be H8055 glad H8055 in him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 -

Let your father and your mother be H8055 glad H8055,

And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:17 -

When your enemy falls, do not be glad H8055,

And when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:9 -

Oil and incense make H8055 the heart glad H8055,

So counsel from the [fn]soul is sweet to his friend.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 -

Be wise, my son, and make H8055 my heart glad H8055,

That I may respond with a word to him who reproaches me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:2 -

When the righteous [fn]increase, the people are glad H8055,

But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:3 -

A man who loves wisdom makes H8055 his father glad H8055,

But he who befriends harlots destroys his wealth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 -

By transgression an evil man is ensnared,

But the righteous sings with joy and is glad H8055.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:12 -

I know that [fn]there is nothing better for them than to be glad H8055 and to do good in one’s lifetime;

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:22 - I have seen that nothing is better than that man should be glad H8055 in his works, for that is his portion. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:16 - There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be H8055 glad H8055 with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:19 - Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to take up his portion and be glad H8055 in his labor; this is the gift of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I laud gladness, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to [fn]be H8055 merry H8055, and this will join with him in his labor throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine makes H8055 life glad H8055, and money [fn]is the answer to everything.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him be glad H8055 in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be vanity.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:9 -

Be glad H8055, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be merry during the days of young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sights of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 -

“Draw me after you and let us run together!

The king has brought me into his chambers.”

[fn]We will rejoice in you and be H8055 glad H8055;

We will [fn]extol your love more than wine.

Rightly do they love you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 -

You shall multiply the nation,

You shall [fn]make great [fn]their gladness;

They will be glad H8055 in Your presence

As with the gladness [fn]of harvest,

As [fn]men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 -

Therefore the Lord is not glad H8055 in their choice men,

Nor does He have compassion on their [fn]orphans or their widows;

For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,

And every mouth is speaking wicked foolishness.

In spite of all this, His anger does not turn back,

And His hand is still stretched out.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 -

“Even the cypress trees are glad H8055 over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,

‘Since you were laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.’

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 -

“Do not be glad H8055, O Philistia, all of you,

Because the rod that struck you is broken;

For from the serpent’s root a viper will come out,

And its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 -

And it will be said in that day,

“Behold, this is our God in whom we have hoped that He would save us.

This is Yahweh in whom we have hoped;

Let us rejoice and be H8055 glad H8055 in His salvation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:2 - And Hezekiah was glad H8055 about these things and showed them all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the good oil and his whole armory and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:7 -

Even those I will bring to My holy mountain

And make H8055 them glad H8055 in My house of prayer.

Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar;

For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 -

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, My slaves will eat, but you will be hungry.

Behold, My slaves will drink, but you will be thirsty.

Behold, My slaves will be glad H8055, but you will be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10 -

“Be H8055 glad H8055 with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who love her;

Be exceedingly joyful with her, all you who mourn over her,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:15 -

Cursed be the man who brought the good news

To my father, saying,

“A [fn]baby boy has been born to you!”

And made H8055 him very H8055 glad H8055.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:13 -

“Then the virgin will be glad H8055 in the dance,

And the young men and the old, together,

For I will turn their mourning into joy

And will comfort them and give H8055 them gladness H8055 for their sorrow.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:13 - Now it happened as soon as all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the military forces that were with him, they were H8055 glad H8055.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11 -

“Because you are H8055 glad H8055, because you exult,

O you who plunder My inheritance,

Because you skip about [fn]like a threshing heifer

And neigh like [fn]valiant steeds,

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 -

Ayin

Yahweh has done what He purposed;

He has completed His word

Which He commanded from days of old.

He has pulled down without sparing,

And He has caused the enemy to be glad H8055 over you;

He has exalted the [fn]might of your adversaries.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21 -

Sin

Rejoice and be H8055 glad H8055, O daughter of Edom,

Who inhabits the land of Uz;

But the cup will pass on to you as well;

You will become drunk and make yourself naked.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:12 - ‘The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer be glad H8055 nor the seller mourn; for wrath is against all their multitude.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:6 - ‘For thus says Lord Yahweh, “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and were glad H8055 with all the scorn of your soul against the land of Israel,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:14 - ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “As all the earth delights H8055, I will make you a desolation.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:3 -

With their evil they make H8055 the king glad H8055,

And the princes with their deceptions.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1 -

Do not be glad H8055, O Israel, [fn]with rejoicing like the peoples!

For you have played the harlot, [fn]forsaking your God.

You have loved harlots’ earnings on [fn]every threshing floor.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:21 -

Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad H8055,

For Yahweh has done great things.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 -

So rejoice, O sons of Zion,

And be glad H8055 in Yahweh your God,

For He has given you [fn]the early rain in righteousness.

And He has poured down for you the rain,

The [fn]early and [fn]late rains [fn]as before.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:13 -

You who are glad in [fn]Lo-debar

[fn]And say, “Have we not by our own strength taken [fn]Karnaim for ourselves?”

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:12 -

“Now do not look on your brother’s day with triumph,

The day of his misfortune.

And do not be glad H8055 over the sons of Judah

In the day when they perish;

And do not [fn]let your mouth speak great things

In the day of their distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - So Yahweh God appointed a [fn]plant, and it came up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to deliver him from his miserable evil. And Jonah was [fn]extremely glad H8055 about the plant.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:8 -

Do not be glad H8055 over me, O my enemy.

Though I fall I will rise;

Though I inhabit the darkness, Yahweh is a light for me.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 -

The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,

Drag them away with their net,

And gather them together in their fishing net.

Therefore they are glad H8055 and rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:14 -

Sing for joy, O daughter of Zion!

Make a loud shout, O Israel!

Be glad H8055 and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:10 - “Sing for joy and be glad H8055, O daughter of Zion; for behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” declares Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:10 - “For who has despised the day of small things? [fn]But these seven will be glad H8055 when they see the [fn]plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabelthese are the eyes of Yahweh which roam to and fro throughout the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 -

“And Ephraim will be like a mighty man,

And their heart will be H8055 glad H8055 as if from wine;

Indeed, their children will see it and be H8055 glad H8055;

[fn]Their heart will rejoice in Yahweh.


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