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Lexicon :: Strong's H8342 - śāśôn

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שָׂשׂוֹן
Transliteration
śāśôn
Pronunciation
saw-sone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2246a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂשׂוֹן sâsôwn, saw-sone'; or שָׂשֹׂן sâsôn; from H7797; cheerfulness; specifically, welcome:—gladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H8342 in the following manner: joy (15x), gladness (3x), mirth (3x), rejoicing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H8342 in the following manner: joy (15x), gladness (3x), mirth (3x), rejoicing (1x).
  1. gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing

    1. exultation, joy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂשׂוֹן sâsôwn, saw-sone'; or שָׂשֹׂן sâsôn; from H7797; cheerfulness; specifically, welcome:—gladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing.
STRONGS H8342: Abbreviations
שָׂשׂוֹן noun masculineIsaiah 51:3 exultation, rejoicing; — absolute שׂ׳ Psalm 45:8 +, שָׂשׂן Esther 8:16; construct שְׂשׂוֺן (Sta§ 296 e) Psalm 51:14; Psalm 119:111; — exaulation, joy (especially in י׳'s favour), Joel 1:12; Isaiah 12:3; Psalm 51:14; Psalm 105:43; Psalm 119:111; שֶׁמֶן שׂ׳ (i.e. with which guests were anointed; figurative) Psalm 45:8; Isaiah 61:3 (opposed to אֵבֶל); שֵׁם שׂ׳ Jeremiah 33:9 (|| תְּהִלָּה; on text v Gie AlbrZAW xvi(1896), 115); elsewhere || שִׂמְחָה : Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 15:16; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11; Isaiah 22:13 (only here condemned as reckless, wanton), Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:3, 11; Zechariah 8:19; Psalm 51:10; Esther 8:16, 17; || שָׂמַח Jeremiah 31:13 (opposed to אֵבֶל).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Esther

8:16; 8:16; 8:17

Psalms

45:8; 45:8; 51:10; 51:14; 51:14; 105:43; 119:111; 119:111

Isaiah

12:3; 22:13; 35:10; 51:3; 51:3; 51:11; 61:3

Jeremiah

7:34; 15:16; 16:9; 25:10; 31:13; 33:9; 33:11

Joel

1:12

Zechariah

8:19

H8342

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8342 matches the Hebrew שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:16 - For the Jews there was light, joy, jubilation H8342, and honor.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree arrived, there was joy and jubilation H8342 for the Jews, a feast and a [fn]holiday. And many among the peoples of the land [fn]became Jews, because the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:7 -

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

With the oil of joy H8342 above Your companions.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 -

[fn]Let me hear joy H8342 and gladness,

Let the bones You have broken rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 -

Restore to me the joy H8342 of Your salvation,

And sustain me with a willing spirit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:43 -

And He led out His people with joy H8342,

His chosen ones with a joyful shout.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:111 -

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,

For they are the joy H8342 of my heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:3 -

Therefore you will joyously H8342 draw water

From the springs of salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:13 -

Instead, there is joy H8342 and jubilation,

Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,

Eating of meat and drinking of wine:

“Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 -

And the redeemed of the LORD will return

And come to Zion with joyful shouting,

And everlasting joy will be on their heads.

They will obtain gladness H8342 and joy,

And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3 -

Indeed, the LORD will comfort Zion;

He will comfort all her ruins.

And He will make her wilderness like Eden,

And her desert like the garden of the LORD.

Joy H8342 and gladness will be found in her,

Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 -

And the redeemed of the LORD will return

And come to Zion with joyful shouting,

And everlasting joy will be on their heads.

They will obtain gladness H8342 and joy,

And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 -

To grant those who mourn in Zion,

Giving them a garland instead of ashes,

The oil of gladness H8342 instead of mourning,

The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.

So they will be called [fn]oaks of righteousness,

The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34 - “Then I will eliminate from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy H8342 and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a site of ruins.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:16 -

Your words were found and I ate them,

And Your words became a joy H8342 to me and the delight of my heart;

For I have been called by Your name,

LORD God of armies.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:9 - For this is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to eliminate from this place, before your eyes and in your time, the voice of rejoicing H8342 and the voice of joy, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - ‘Moreover, I will eliminate from them the voice of jubilation H8342 and the voice of joy, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:13 -

“Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance,

And the young men and the old together;

For I will turn their mourning into joy H8342

And comfort them, and give them joy for their sorrow.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:9 - [fn]It will be to Me a name of joy H8342, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will be frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the voice of joy H8342 and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,

“Give thanks to the LORD of armies,

For the LORD is good,

For His mercy is everlasting,”

as they bring a thanksgiving offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:12 -

The vine has dried up

And the fig tree has withered;

The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,

All the trees of the field have dried up.

Indeed, joy H8342 has dried up

From the sons of mankind.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:19 - “The LORD of armies says this: ‘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 H8342, jubilation, and [fn]cheerful festivals for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’
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