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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:16 - The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and his edict came, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:7 - you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:8 - Fill me with joy and gladness; let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:43 - So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:111

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:111 - Thy testimonies are my heritage for ever; yea, they are the joy of my heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:3 - With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:13 - and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3 - For the LORD will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 - And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - to grant to those who mourn in Zion--to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34 - And I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:16 - Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy 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 will make to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - Moreover, I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the grinding of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:13 - Then shall the maidens rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:9 - And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them; they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD: 'Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever!' For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:12 - The vine withers, the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are withered; and gladness fails from the sons of men.

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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 month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace.
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