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Lexicon :: Strong's H8056 - śāmēaḥ

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שָׂמֵחַ
Transliteration
śāmēaḥ
Pronunciation
saw-may'-akh
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Part of Speech
verbal adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2268a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂמֵחַ sâmêach, saw-may'-akh; from H8055; blithe or gleeful:—(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H8056 in the following manner: rejoice (11x), glad (4x), joyful (3x), merry (3x), merrily (1x), merryhearted (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H8056 in the following manner: rejoice (11x), glad (4x), joyful (3x), merry (3x), merrily (1x), merryhearted (1x).

  1. joyful, merry, glad

    1. joyful, showing joy

    2. you who rejoice (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂמֵחַ sâmêach, saw-may'-akh; from H8055; blithe or gleeful:—(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).
STRONGS H8056: Abbreviations
† שָׂמֵחַ verbal adjective glad, joyful, merry; — absolute שׂ׳ Deuteronomy 16:15 +, feminine שְׂמֵחָה Psalm 119:9; plural שְׂמֵחִים 1 Kings 1:45 +, construct שִׂמְחֵי Isaiah 24:17, שְׂמֵחֵי Psalm 35:26; —
1.
a. as adjective joyful, shewing joy, 1 Kings 1:45; Esther 5:9 (+ טוֺב לֵב), Esther 5:14; אֵם שְׂמֵחָה Psalm 113:9; לֵב שׂ׳ Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22; at feast of tabernacle Deuteronomy 16:15, in thankfulness to י׳ Psalm 126:3 (both predicate with הָיָה), 1 Kings 8:66 (+ טוֺבֵי לֵב) = 2 Chronicles 7:10.
b. = participle 1 Kings 1:40 (|| מְחַלְּלִים piping), 1 Kings 4:20; 2 Kings 11:14 (+ תֹּקֵעַ ב) = 2 Chronicles 23:13, מִן of thing Ecclesiastes 2:10.
2. as substantive הַשׂ׳ Amos 6:13 (+ ל of thing), Proverbs 2:14 (ל infinitive), Job 3:22 (+ אֱלֵיגִֿיל; || יָשְׂישׂוּ); שִׂמְחֵילֵֿב Isaiah 24:7; of malicious joy שׂ׳ Proverbs 17:5 (ל of thing), שְׂמֵחֵי רָעָתִי Psalm 35:26.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

16:15; 16:15

1 Kings

1:40; 1:45; 1:45; 4:20; 8:66

2 Kings

11:14

2 Chronicles

7:10; 23:13

Esther

5:9; 5:14

Job

3:22

Psalms

35:26; 35:26; 113:9; 119:9; 126:3

Proverbs

2:14; 15:13; 17:5; 17:22

Ecclesiastes

2:10

Isaiah

24:7; 24:17

Amos

6:13

H8056

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8056 matches the Hebrew שָׂמֵחַ (śāmēaḥ),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:15 - For seven days celebrate the festival to the LORD your God at the place the LORD will choose. For the LORD your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:40 - And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:45 - and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds with it. That’s the noise you hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20 - The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:66

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:66 - On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things the LORD had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:14 - She looked and there was the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her robes and called out, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:31 - Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:10 - On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the LORD had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:13 - She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:9 - Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,[fn] and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:9 - He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 126:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:3 - The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 - who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:13 - A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:10 - I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:7 - The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan.
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