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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׳).
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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

H8055

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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)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:11 - And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2 - I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing forth thy name, O Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 - The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:1 - {A Psalm of David: dedication-song of the house.} I will extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:21 - For in him shall our heart rejoice, because we have confided in his holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:2 - My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:27 - Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:16 - For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified themselves against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:16 - Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:8 - Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4 - There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:11 - Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:11 - But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 - The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:6 - He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 67:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4 - Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy: for thou wilt judge the peoples equitably; and the nations upon earth, thou wilt guide them. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:3 - But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:32 - The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:4 - Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee, and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:6 - Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:4 - Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:42 - Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:14 - Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:15 - Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, according to the years wherein we have seen evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:4 - For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work; I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 - Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - Jehovah reigneth: let the earth be glad, let the many isles rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:8 - Zion heard, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 - Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous; and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:15 - And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making his face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:31 - The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:34 - My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:3 - Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:38 - Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5 - That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:30 - And they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 - The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - Let *them* curse, but bless *thou*; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:24 - This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:74

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.

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