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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 BoxPro 14:13 - Even H1571 in laughter H7814 the heart H3820 may be in pain, H3510
And the end H319 of joy H8057 may be grief. H8424

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly H200 is joy H8057 to him who H2638 lacks H2638 [fn]sense, H3820
But a man H376 of understanding H8394 walks H1980 straight. H3474

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:23 - A man H376 has joy H8057 in an [fn]apt H6310 answer, H4617
And how H4100 delightful H2896 is a timely H6256 word! H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:15 - The exercise H6213 of justice H4941 is joy H8057 for the righteous, H6662
But is terror H4288 to the workers H6466 of iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:17 - He who loves H157 pleasure H8057 will become a poor H4270 man; H376
He who loves H157 wine H3196 and oil H8081 will not become H6238 rich. H6238

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 - I said H559 [fn]to myself, H3820 “Come H1980 now, H4994 I will test H5254 you with pleasure. H8057 So [fn]enjoy H7200 H2896 yourself.” And behold, H2009 it too H1571 was futility. H1892

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - I said H559 of laughter, H7814 “It is madness,” H1984 and of pleasure, H8057 “What H4100 does it accomplish?” H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:10 - All H3605 that my eyes H5869 desired H7592 I did not refuse H680 them. I did not withhold H4513 my heart H3820 from any H3605 pleasure, H8057 for my heart H3820 was pleased H8056 because H4480 of all H3605 my labor H5999 and this H2088 was my reward H2506 for all H3605 my labor. H5999

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to a person H120 who H7945 is good H2896 in His sight H6440 He has given H5414 wisdom H2451 and knowledge H1847 and joy, H8057 while to the sinner H2398 He has given H5414 the task H6045 of gathering H622 and collecting H3664 so that he may give H5414 to one H2896 who H2896 is good H2896 in God’s H430 sight. H6440 This H2088 too H1571 is vanity H1892 and striving H7469 after wind. H7307

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:20 - For he will not often H7235 [fn]consider H2142 the [fn]years H3117 of his life, H2416 because H3588 God H430 keeps H6031 [fn]him occupied H6031 with the gladness H8057 of his heart. H3820

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:4 - The [fn]mind H3820 of the wise H2450 is in the house H1004 of mourning, H60
While the [fn]mind H3820 of fools H3684 is in the house H1004 of pleasure. H8057

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I commended H7623 pleasure, H8057 for there H369 is nothing H369 good H2896 for a man H120 under H8478 the sun H8121 except H3588 H518 to eat H398 and to drink H8354 and to be merry, H8055 and this H1931 will stand H3867 by him in his [fn]toils H5999 throughout the days H3117 of his life H2416 which H834 God H430 has given H5414 him under H8478 the sun. H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - Go H1980 then, eat H398 your bread H3899 in happiness H8057 and drink H8354 your wine H3196 with a cheerful H2896 heart; H3820 for God H430 has already H3528 approved H7521 your works. H4639

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:11 - “Go H3318 forth, H3318 O daughters H1323 of Zion, H6726
And gaze H7200 on King H4428 Solomon H8010 with the [fn]crown H5850
With which H7945 his mother H517 has crowned H5849 him
On the day H3117 of his wedding, H2861
And on the day H3117 of his gladness H8057 of heart.” H3820

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:3 - You shall multiply H7235 the nation, H1471
You shall [fn]increase H1431 [fn]their gladness; H8057
They will be glad H8055 in Your presence H6440
As with the gladness H8057 [fn]of harvest, H7105
As [fn]men rejoice H1523 when they divide H2505 the spoil. H7998

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:10 - Gladness H8057 and joy H1524 are taken H622 away H622 from the fruitful H3759 field; H3759
In the vineyards H3754 also there will be no H3808 cries H7442 of joy H7442 or jubilant H7321 shouting, H7321
No H3808 treader H1869 treads H1869 out wine H3196 in the presses, H3342
For I have made the shouting H1959 to cease. H7673

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:13 - Instead, there is gaiety H8342 and gladness, H8057
Killing H2026 of cattle H1241 and slaughtering H7819 of sheep, H6629
Eating H398 of meat H1320 and drinking H8354 of wine: H3196
“Let us eat H398 and drink, H8354 for tomorrow H4279 we may die.” H4191

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:11 - There is an outcry H6682 in the streets H2351 concerning H5921 the wine; H3196
All H3605 joy H8057 [fn]turns H6150 to gloom. H6150
The gaiety H4885 of the earth H776 is banished. H1540

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - The afflicted H6035 also will increase H3254 their gladness H8057 in the LORD, H3068
And the needy H34 of mankind H120 will rejoice H1523 in the Holy H6918 One H6918 of Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:29 - You will have H1961 [fn]songs H7892 as in the night H3915 when you keep H6942 the festival, H2282
And gladness H8057 of heart H3824 as when one marches H1980 to the sound of the flute, H2485
To go H935 to the mountain H2022 of the LORD, H3068 to the Rock H6697 of Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - And the ransomed H6299 of the LORD H3068 will return H7725
And come H935 with joyful H7440 shouting H7440 to Zion, H6726
With everlasting H5769 joy H8057 upon their heads. H7218
They will [fn]find H5381 gladness H8342 and joy, H8057
And sorrow H3015 and sighing H585 will flee H5127 away. H5127

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3 - Indeed, H3588 the LORD H3068 will comfort H5162 Zion; H6726
He will comfort H5162 all H3605 her waste H2723 places. H2723
And her wilderness H4057 He will make H7760 like Eden, H5731
And her desert H6160 like the garden H1588 of the LORD; H3068
Joy H8342 and gladness H8057 will be found H4672 in her,
Thanksgiving H8426 and sound H6963 of a melody. H2172

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 - So the ransomed H6299 of the LORD H3068 will return H7725
And come H935 with joyful H7440 shouting H7440 to Zion, H6726
And everlasting H5769 joy H8057 will be on their heads. H7218
They will obtain H5381 gladness H8342 and joy, H8057
And sorrow H3015 and sighing H585 will flee H5127 away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:12 - “For you will go H3318 out with joy H8057
And be led H2986 forth H2986 with peace; H7965
The mountains H2022 and the hills H1389 will break H6476 forth H6476 into shouts H7440 of joy H7440 before H6440 you,
And all H3605 the trees H6086 of the field H7704 will clap H4222 their hands. H3709

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:7 - Instead H8478 of your shame H1322 you will have a double H4932 portion,
And instead of humiliation H3639 they will shout H7442 for joy H7442 over their portion. H2506
Therefore H3651 they will possess H3423 a double H4932 portion in their land, H776
Everlasting H5769 joy H8057 will be theirs. H1992

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5 - Hear H8085 the word H1697 of the LORD, H3068 you who H2730 tremble H2730 at His word: H1697
“Your brothers H251 who hate H8130 you, who exclude H5077 you for My name’s H8034 sake, H4616
Have said, H559 ‘Let the LORD H3068 be glorified, H3513 that we may see H7200 your joy.’ H8057
But they will be put H954 to shame. H954

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34 - “Then I will make to cease H7673 from the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 and from the streets H2351 of Jerusalem H3389 the voice H6963 of joy H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the bridegroom H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride; H3618 for the land H776 will become H1961 a ruin. H2723

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:16 - Your words H1697 were found H4672 and I ate H398 them,
And Your words H1697 became H1961 for me a joy H8342 and the delight H8057 of my heart; H3824
For I have been called H7121 by Your name, H8034
O LORD H3068 God H430 of hosts. H6635

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:9 - For thus H3541 says H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel: H3478 “Behold, H2009 I am going to [fn]eliminate H7673 from this H2088 place, H4725 before your eyes H5869 and in your time, H3117 the voice H6963 of rejoicing H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the groom H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride. H3618

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - ‘Moreover, I will [fn]take H6 from them the voice H6963 of joy H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the bridegroom H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride, H3618 the sound H6963 of the millstones H7347 and the light H216 of the lamp. H5216

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:7 - For thus H3541 says H559 the LORD, H3068
“Sing H7442 aloud H7442 with gladness H8057 for Jacob, H3290
And shout H6670 among the [fn]chief H7218 of the nations; H1471
Proclaim, H8085 give H1984 praise H1984 and say, H559
‘O LORD, H3068 save H3467 Your people, H5971
The remnant H7611 of Israel.’ H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the voice H6963 of joy H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the bridegroom H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride, H3618 the voice H6963 of those who say, H559
“Give H3034 thanks H3034 to the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635
For the LORD H3068 is good, H2896
For His lovingkindness H2617 is everlasting”; H5769
and of those who bring H935 a thank H8426 offering H8426 into the house H1004 of the LORD. H3068 For I will restore H7725 the [fn]fortunes H7622 of the land H776 as they were at first,’ H7223 says H559 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:33 - “So gladness H8057 and joy H1524 are taken H622 away H622
From the fruitful H3759 field, H3759 even from the land H776 of Moab. H4124
And I have made the wine H3196 to cease H7673 from the wine H3342 presses; H3342
No H3808 one will tread H1869 them with shouting, H1959
The shouting H1959 will not be shouts H1959 of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:15 - “As you rejoiced H8055 over the inheritance H5159 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478 because H5921 H834 it was desolate, H8074 so H3651 I will do H6213 to you. You will be a desolation, H8077 O Mount H2022 Seir, H8165 and all H3605 Edom, H123 all H3605 of it. Then they will know H3045 that I am the LORD.”’ H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:5 - therefore H3651 thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 “Surely H518 H3808 in the fire H784 of My jealousy H7068 I have spoken H1696 against H5921 the rest H7611 of the nations, H1471 and against H5921 all H3605 Edom, H123 who H834 [fn]appropriated H5414 My land H776 for themselves as a possession H4181 with wholehearted H3605 H3824 joy H8057 and with scorn H7589 of soul, H5315 to drive H1644 it out for a prey.” H957

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:16 - Has not food H400 been cut H3772 off H3772 before H5048 our eyes, H5869
Gladness H8057 and joy H1524 from the house H1004 of our God? H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - So the LORD H3068 God H430 appointed H4487 a [fn]plant H7021 and it grew H5927 up over H4480 H5921 Jonah H3124 to be a shade H6738 over H5921 his head H7218 to deliver H5337 him from his discomfort. H7451 And Jonah H3124 was [fn]extremely H8057 H1419 happy H8055 about H5921 the [fn]plant. H7021

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - “The LORD H3068 your God H430 is in your midst, H7130
A [fn]victorious H3467 warrior. H1368
He will exult H7797 over H5921 you with joy, H8057
He will [fn]be quiet H2790 in His love, H160
He will rejoice H1523 over H5921 you with shouts H7440 of joy. H7440

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:19 - “Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 ‘The fast H6685 of the fourth, H7243 the fast H6685 of the fifth, H2549 the fast H6685 of the seventh H7637 and the fast H6685 of the tenth H6224 months will become H1961 joy, H8342 gladness, H8057 and [fn]cheerful H2896 feasts H4150 for the house H1004 of Judah; H3063 so love H157 truth H571 and peace.’ H7965

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