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Original Word:שָׂמֵחַ
Part of Speech:Adjective
Transliteration:sameach
Pronunciation:sah-MAY-akh
Phonetic Spelling:(saw-may'-akh)
Definition:Joyful, glad, merry, happy
Meaning:blithe, gleeful

Word Origin:Derived from the root verb שָׂמַח (samach), meaning "to rejoice" or "to be glad."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G5479 (chara): Joy, delight

-G2165 (euphraino): To rejoice, make merry

Usage:The Hebrew word "sameach" is used to describe a state of joyfulness or gladness. It often conveys a sense of inner happiness and contentment that is expressed outwardly. In the Old Testament, "sameach" is frequently used to describe the joy of individuals, communities, or even God Himself. It is associated with celebrations, worship, and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, joy was an integral part of religious and communal life. Festivals, such as Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, were times of great rejoicing. Joy was seen as a response to God's blessings and faithfulness. The Hebrew understanding of joy was holistic, encompassing both emotional and spiritual dimensions, and was often expressed through music, dance, and communal gatherings.

Word Origin
fromsamach
Definition
glad, joyful, merry
NASB Translation
glad (2), joyful (5), joyfully (1), merry-hearted* (1), pleased (1), rejoice (3), rejoiced (2), rejoices (1), rejoicing (4), who delight (1).

; — absoluteDeuteronomy 16:15 +, femininePsalm 119:9; plural1 Kings 1:45 +, constructIsaiah 24:17,Psalm 35:26; —

as adjectivejoyful, shewing joy,1 Kings 1:45;Esther 5:9 (+ ),Esther 5:14;Psalm 113:9;Proverbs 15:13;Proverbs 17:22; at feast of tabernacleDeuteronomy 16:15, in thankfulness toPsalm 126:3 (both predicate with ),1 Kings 8:66 (+ ) = 2 Chronicles 7:10.

= participle1 Kings 1:40 (""piping),1 Kings 4:20;2 Kings 11:14 (+ ) = 2 Chronicles 23:13, of thingEcclesiastes 2:10.

as substantiveAmos 6:13 (+ of thing),Proverbs 2:14 ( infinitive),Job 3:22 (+ ; "" );Isaiah 24:7; of malicious joyProverbs 17:5 ( of thing),Psalm 35:26.

be glad, joyful, making merry-hearted, rejoicing

Fromsamach; blithe or gleeful -- (be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).

see HEBREWsamach

הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים השמחים וְשִׂמְחִי֙ וְשַׂמַּ֣ח וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּ וְשָׂמַ֥ח וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ וּשְׂמֵחִ֖ים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃ ושמח ושמחו ושמחי ושמחים ושמחים׃ ושמחת יִשְׂמְח֤וּ ישמחו מח שְׂמֵחִ֔ים שְׂמֵחִֽים׃ שְׂמֵחִים֙ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י שְׂמֵחָ֗ה שִׂמְחֵי־ שִׂמְחָ֥ה שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃ שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שָׂ֭מֵחַ שָׂמֵ֑חַ שָׂמֵ֔חַ שָׂמֵ֖חַ שָׂמֵ֥חַ שָׂמֵֽחַ׃ שמח שמח׃ שמחה שמחהו׃ שמחי שמחי־ שמחים שמחים׃ תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י תשמחי haś·śə·mê·ḥîm Hassemechim haśśəmêḥîm mê·aḥ meach mêaḥ śā·mê·aḥ śam·mê·aḥ saMeach śāmêaḥ samMeach śammêaḥ śə·mê·ḥāh śə·mê·ḥê śə·mê·ḥîm semeChah semeChei semeChim śəmêḥāh śəmêḥê śəmêḥîm śim·ḥāh śim·ḥê- śim·mo·ḥā·hū simChah simchei śimḥāh śimḥê- simmoChahu śimmoḥāhū tiś·mə·ḥî tismeChi tiśməḥî ū·śə·mê·ḥîm usemeChim ūśəmêḥîm vesaMach vesamachTa vesaMechu vesamMach vesimChi wə·śā·maḥ wə·śā·maḥ·tā wə·śā·mê·ḥū wə·śam·maḥ wə·śim·ḥî wəśāmaḥ wəśāmaḥtā wəśāmêḥū wəśammaḥ wəśimḥî yiś·mə·ḥū yismeChu yiśməḥūInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Exodus 4:14
HEB:לִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָ וְרָאֲךָ֖ וְשָׂמַ֥ח בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃
INT: to meet seesglad his heart

Deuteronomy 16:15
HEB:וְהָיִ֖יתָ אַ֥ךְ שָׂמֵֽחַ׃
NAS: so that you will be altogetherjoyful.
KJV: of thine hands,therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
INT: become you will be altogetherjoyful

Deuteronomy 26:11
HEB: וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ בְכָל־ הַטּ֗וֹב
INT:glad all the good

1 Kings 1:40
HEB:מְחַלְּלִ֣ים בַּחֲלִלִ֔ים וּשְׂמֵחִ֖ים שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה
NAS: on flutesand rejoicing with great
KJV: with pipes,and rejoiced with great
INT: were playing flutesand rejoicing joy great

1 Kings 1:45
HEB:וַיַּעֲל֤וּ מִשָּׁם֙ שְׂמֵחִ֔ים וַתֵּהֹ֖ם הַקִּרְיָ֑ה
NAS: up from thererejoicing, so that the city
KJV: and they are come upfrom thence rejoicing, so that the city
INT: have come thererejoicing an uproar the city

1 Kings 4:20
HEB:אֹכְלִ֥ים וְשֹׁתִ֖ים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃
NAS: and drinkingand rejoicing.
KJV: eating and drinking,and making merry.
INT: were eating and drinkingand rejoicing

1 Kings 8:66
HEB:וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם שְׂמֵחִים֙ וְט֣וֹבֵי לֵ֔ב
NAS: to their tentsjoyful and glad
KJV: unto their tentsjoyful and glad
INT: went to their tentsjoyful and glad of heart

2 Kings 11:14
HEB:עַ֤ם הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שָׂמֵ֔חַ וְתֹקֵ֖עַ בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹת
NAS: of the landrejoiced and blew
KJV: of the landrejoiced, and blew
INT: the people of the landrejoiced and blew trumpets

1 Chronicles 16:31
HEB: יִשְׂמְח֤וּ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְתָגֵ֣ל
INT:glad the heavens rejoice

2 Chronicles 7:10
HEB:הָעָ֖ם לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם שְׂמֵחִים֙ וְט֣וֹבֵי לֵ֔ב
NAS: to their tents,rejoicing and happy
KJV: into their tents,glad and merry
INT: the people to their tentsrejoicing and happy of heart

Esther 5:9
HEB:בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא שָׂמֵ֖חַ וְט֣וֹב לֵ֑ב
NAS: out that dayglad and pleased
KJV: that dayjoyful and with a glad
INT: day heglad and pleased of heart

Esther 5:14
HEB:אֶל־ הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה שָׂמֵ֑חַ וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר
NAS: on it; then gojoyfully with the king
KJV: thereon: then gothou in merrily with the king
INT: to the banquetjoyfully pleased and the advice

Psalm 35:26
HEB:וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־
NAS: altogetherwho rejoice at my distress;
KJV: togetherthat rejoice at mine hurt:
INT: and humiliated togetherrejoice hurt those be clothed

Psalm 113:9
HEB:אֵֽם־ הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃
NAS: in the house[As] a joyful mother
KJV: house,[and to be] a joyful mother
INT: mother of childrena joyful Praise the LORD

Psalm 126:3
HEB:עִמָּ֗נוּ הָיִ֥ינוּ שְׂמֵחִֽים׃
NAS: great thingsfor us; We are glad.
KJV: great thingsfor us; [whereof] we are glad.
INT: with becomeare glad

Proverbs 2:14
HEB: הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָ֑ע
NAS:Who delight in doing evil
KJV:Who rejoice to do evil,
INT:Who doing evil

Proverbs 15:13
HEB: לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב פָּנִ֑ים
NAS:A joyful heart makes a cheerful
KJV:A merry heart maketh a cheerful
INT: heartA joyful makes face

Proverbs 17:5
HEB:חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א
NAS: his Maker;He who rejoices at calamity
KJV: his Maker:[and] he that is glad at calamities
INT: taunts his Makerrejoices calamity will not

Proverbs 17:22
HEB: לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב גֵּהָ֑ה
NAS:A joyful heart is good
KJV:A merry heart doeth good
INT: heartA joyful is good medicine

Proverbs 27:11
HEB:חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה
INT: be wise my songlad my heart break

Isaiah 24:7
HEB:נֶאֶנְח֖וּ כָּל־ שִׂמְחֵי־ לֵֽב׃
NAS: decays, Allthe merry-hearted sigh.
INT: sigh Allglad care for

Jeremiah 20:15
HEB:בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃
INT: A baby boyglad glad

Jeremiah 20:15
HEB:זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃
INT: boy gladglad

Lamentations 4:21
HEB: שִׂ֤ישִׂי וְשִׂמְחִי֙ בַּת־ אֱד֔וֹם
INT: Rejoiceglad daughter of Edom

Jonah 4:6
HEB:עַל־ הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃
INT: over the plantglad aloud

27 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8056
27 Occurrences

haś·śə·mê·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
mê·aḥ — 2 Occ.
śā·mê·aḥ — 5 Occ.
śam·mê·aḥ — 1 Occ.
śə·mê·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
śə·mê·ḥê — 1 Occ.
śə·mê·ḥîm — 4 Occ.
śim·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
śim·ḥê- — 1 Occ.
śim·mo·ḥā·hū — 1 Occ.
tiś·mə·ḥî — 1 Occ.
ū·śə·mê·ḥîm — 2 Occ.
wə·śā·maḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·śā·maḥ·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·śā·mê·ḥū — 1 Occ.
wə·śam·maḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·śim·ḥî — 1 Occ.
yiś·mə·ḥū — 1 Occ.