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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 you shall keep the feast to the LORD your God at the place that the LORD will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:40 - And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise.

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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, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20 - Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:66

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:66 - On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:14 - And when she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:31 - Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,
and 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 away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity[fn] that the LORD had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:13 - And when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments leading in the celebration. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:9 - And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows[fn] fifty cubits[fn] high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who rejoice at my calamity!
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
who magnify themselves against me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:9 - He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous 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;
we are glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:13 - A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A joyful 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 - And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:7 - The wine mourns,
the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted sigh.
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