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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - “Seven days you shall celebrate a feast to Yahweh your God in the place which Yahweh chooses, because Yahweh your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether glad H8056.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:40 - And all the people went up after him, and the people [fn]were playing on flutes and were glad H8056 with great gladness, so that the earth [fn]shook at their sound.

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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 in Gihon, and they have come up from there with gladness H8056, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the sound which you have heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20 -

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the [fn]seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and being glad H8056.

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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. Then they went to their tents with gladness H8056 and goodness of heart because of all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David His [fn]servant and to Israel His people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:14 - And she looked, and behold, the king was standing by the pillar, according to the custom, with the commanders and the [fn]trumpeters beside the king; and all the people of the land were glad H8056 and blew trumpets. Then 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, “Yahweh reigns.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:10 - And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, with gladness H8056 and goodness of heart because of the goodness that Yahweh had shown 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 she looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the [fn]trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land were glad H8056 and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments [fn]leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:9 -

Then Haman went out that day glad H8056 and merry of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate and that he did not stand up or [fn]tremble before him, Haman was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a [fn]gallows [fn]fifty cubits high made and in the morning say to the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it; then go gladly H8056 with the king to the feast.” And the word was good to Haman, so he had the gallows made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 -

Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who are glad H8056 at the evil done to me;

Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:9 -

He makes the barren woman of the house sit

As a glad H8056 mother of children.

[fn]Praise Yah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 126:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:3 -

Yahweh has done great things for us;

We are glad H8056.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 -

Who H8056 are glad H8056 to do evil

And they rejoice in the perversity of evil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:13 -

A glad H8056 heart makes a face look good,

But [fn]when the heart is pained, the spirit is broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 -

He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;

He who is glad H8056 at disaster will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 -

A glad H8056 heart [fn]is good medicine,

But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:10 - All that my eyes asked for I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any gladness, for my heart was glad H8056 because of all my labor, and this was my reward for all my labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:7 -

The new wine mourns;

The vine languishes;

All the glad H8056 of heart sigh.

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