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Lexicon :: Strong's H8057 - śimḥâ

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שִׂמְחָה
Transliteration
śimḥâ
Pronunciation
sim-khaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2268b

Strong’s Definitions

שִׂמְחָה simchâh, sim-khaw'; from H8056; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival):—× exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 94x

The KJV translates Strong's H8057 in the following manner: joy (44x), gladness (31x), mirth (8x), rejoice (3x), rejoicing (2x), miscellaneous (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 94x
The KJV translates Strong's H8057 in the following manner: joy (44x), gladness (31x), mirth (8x), rejoice (3x), rejoicing (2x), miscellaneous (6x).

  1. joy, mirth, gladness

    1. mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure

    2. joy (of God)

    3. glad result, happy issue

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׂמְחָה simchâh, sim-khaw'; from H8056; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival):—× exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
STRONGS H8057: Abbreviations
שִׂמְחָה 93 noun feminine joy, gladness, mirth; — absolute שׂ׳ Genesis 31:37 +, construct שִׂמְחַת Isaiah 9:2 +; suffix שִׂמְחָתִי Psalm 137:6, etc.; plural שְׂמָחוֺת Psalm 16:11, תֹ- Psalm 45:16; —
1. mirth, gladness, e.g. in festivity, Genesis 31:27 (E), Psalm 137:3; Psalm 137:6, 1 Kings 1:40; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 9:2 (twice in verse); Isaiah 16:10; Psalm 45:16; יוֺם מִשְׁתֶּה וְשׂ׳ Esther 9:17, 18, 22 compare (יוֺם omitted) Esther 9:19 (+ יוֺם טוֺב), Esther 9:22 (|| יוֺם טוֺם), + 5 times, + קוֺל שׂ׳ Jeremiah 7:34 = Jeremiah 16:9 = Jeremiah 25:10 = Jeremiah 33:11; joy of heart Proverbs 14:10, 13; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Songs 3:11, compare (of inward joy) Jonah 4:6; Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 21:15; = gaiety, pleasure Isaiah 22:13; Ecclesiastes 2:1, 2, 10; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 9:7, בֵּית שׂ׳ Ecclesiastes 7:4; חָנֵף שׂ׳ Job 20:5, of foolish Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 21:17; malicious joy Ezekiel 35:15 (ל of thing), so כָּללֵֿבָב שׂ׳ Ezekiel 36:5.
2. 46 (especially Psalms Chronicles) religious: 2 Samuel 6:12 || 1 Chronicles 15:16, 25; Joel 1:16 +; יוֺם שׂ׳ Numbers 10:10 (P); עָשָׂה שׂ׳ i.e. make a (sacred) festivity 2 Chronicles 30:23; Nehemiah 8:12; Nehemiah 12:27; שִׂמְחַת עוֺלָם Isaiah 35:10 = Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 61:7; שׂ׳ with עַל person Nehemiah 12:44; joy of heart Isaiah 30:29; Jeremiah 15:16; as gift of י׳ Psalm 4:8; Psalm 21:7 + 7 times + (in mockery) Isaiah 66:5.
† 3. joy of י׳ Zephaniah 3:17.
† 4. glad result, gleeful issue Psalm 106:5 (|| טוֺבָה), Proverbs 10:28; Proverbs 12:20 (Gr אֱמֻנָה, Toy מִשְׁפָּט; opposed to מִרְמָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:27; 31:37

Numbers

10:10

1 Samuel

18:6

2 Samuel

6:12

1 Kings

1:40

1 Chronicles

15:16; 15:25

2 Chronicles

30:23

Nehemiah

8:12; 12:27; 12:44

Esther

9:17; 9:18; 9:19; 9:22; 9:22

Job

20:5

Psalms

4:8; 16:11; 21:7; 45:16; 45:16; 106:5; 137:3; 137:6; 137:6

Proverbs

10:28; 12:20; 14:10; 14:13; 15:21; 15:23; 21:15; 21:17

Ecclesiastes

2:1; 2:2; 2:10; 5:19; 7:4; 8:15; 9:7

Song of Songs

3:11

Isaiah

9:2; 9:2; 16:10; 22:13; 30:29; 35:10; 51:11; 61:7; 66:5

Jeremiah

7:34; 15:16; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11

Ezekiel

35:15; 36:5

Joel

1:16

Jonah

4:6

Zephaniah

3:17

H8057

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8057 matches the Hebrew שִׂמְחָה (śimḥâ),
which occurs 94 times in 89 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Pro 14:13–Zec 8:19)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:13 - Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy H8057 may be grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly is joy H8057 to him who lacks [fn]sense,
But a man of understanding walks straight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:23 - A man has joy H8057 in an [fn]apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:15 - The exercise of justice is joy H8057 for the righteous,
But is terror to the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:17 - He who loves pleasure H8057 will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 - I said [fn]to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. H8057 So [fn]enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - I said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, H8057 “What does it accomplish?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:10 - All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, H8057 for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, H8057 while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:20 - For he will not often [fn]consider the [fn]years of his life, because God keeps [fn]him occupied with the gladness H8057 of his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:4 - The [fn]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the [fn]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. H8057

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I commended pleasure, H8057 for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his [fn]toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - Go then, eat your bread in happiness H8057 and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:11 - “Go forth, O daughters of Zion,
And gaze on King Solomon with the [fn]crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness H8057 of heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 - You shall multiply the nation,
You shall [fn]increase [fn]their gladness; H8057
They will be glad in Your presence
As with the gladness H8057 [fn]of harvest,
As [fn]men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:10 - Gladness H8057 and joy are taken away from the fruitful field;
In the vineyards also there will be no cries of joy or jubilant shouting,
No treader treads out wine in the presses,
For I have made the shouting to cease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:13 - Instead, there is gaiety and gladness, H8057
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:11 - There is an outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
All joy H8057 [fn]turns to gloom.
The gaiety of the earth is banished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - The afflicted also will increase their gladness H8057 in the LORD,
And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:29 - You will have [fn]songs as in the night when you keep the festival,
And gladness H8057 of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,
To go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - And the ransomed of the LORD will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy H8057 upon their heads.
They will [fn]find gladness and joy, H8057
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3 - Indeed, the LORD will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places.
And her wilderness He will make like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the LORD;
Joy and gladness H8057 will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 - So the ransomed of the LORD will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
And everlasting joy H8057 will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy, H8057
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:12 - “For you will go out with joy H8057
And be led forth with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:7 - Instead of your shame you will have a double portion,
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,
Everlasting joy H8057 will be theirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5 - Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at His word:
“Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name’s sake,
Have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy.’ H8057
But they will be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34 - “Then I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, H8057 the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:16 - Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became for me a joy and the delight H8057 of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O LORD God of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:9 - For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I am going to [fn]eliminate from this place, before your eyes and in your time, the voice of rejoicing and the voice of gladness, H8057 the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - ‘Moreover, I will [fn]take from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, H8057 the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:7 - For thus says the LORD,
“Sing aloud with gladness H8057 for Jacob,
And shout among the [fn]chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise and say,
‘O LORD, save Your people,
The remnant of Israel.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, H8057 the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,
“Give thanks to the LORD of hosts,
For the LORD is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting”;
and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the [fn]fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:33 - “So gladness H8057 and joy are taken away
From the fruitful field, even from the land of Moab.
And I have made the wine to cease from the wine presses;
No one will tread them with shouting,
The shouting will not be shouts of joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:15 - “As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you. You will be a desolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:5 - therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Surely in the fire of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who [fn]appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy H8057 and with scorn of soul, to drive it out for a prey.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:16 - Has not food been cut off before our eyes,
Gladness H8057 and joy from the house of our God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - So the LORD God appointed a [fn]plant and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. And Jonah was [fn]extremely H8057 happy about the [fn]plant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - “The LORD your God is in your midst,
A [fn]victorious warrior.
He will exult over you with joy, H8057
He will [fn]be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:19 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, gladness, H8057 and [fn]cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’

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