Lexical Summary simchah: joy, gladness, mirth Original Word: שִׂמְחָהTransliteration: simchah Phonetic Spelling: (sim-khaw') Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: joy, gladness, mirth Meaning: blithesomeness, glee Strong's Concordance exceedingly, gladness, joyfulness, mirth, pleasure, rejoicing From sameach; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) -- X exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing). see HEBREW sameach Brown-Driver-Briggs H8057. simchah שִׂמְחָה93 noun feminine joy, gladness, mirth; — absolute ׳שׂ Genesis 31:37 +, construct שִׂמְחַת Isaiah 9:2 +; suffix שִׂמְחָתִי Psalm 137:6, etc.; plural שְׂמָחוֺת 16:11, תֹ- 45:16; — 1 mirth, gladness, e.g. in festivity, Genesis 31:27 (E), Psalm 137:3; 137:6, 1 Kings 1:40; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 9:2 (twice in verse); 16:10; Psalm 45:16; וְשׂ ׳מִשְׁתֶּה יוֺם Esther 9:17-18, 22 compare (יוֺם omitted) 9:19 (+ טוֺב יוֺם), 9:22 ("" טוֺם יוֺם), + 5 t., + שׂ ׳קוֺל Jeremiah 7:34 = 16:9 = 25:10 = 33:11; joy of heart Proverbs 14:10, 13; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Song of Solomon 3:11, compare (of inward joy) Jonah 4:6; Proverbs 15:23; 21:15; = gaiety, pleasure Isaiah 22:13; Ecclesiastes 2:1-2, 10; 8:15; 9:7, שׂ ׳בֵּית 7:4; ׳שׂ חָנֵף Job 20:5, of foolish Proverbs 15:21; 21:17; malicious joy Ezekiel 35:15 (ל of thing), so ׳שׂ כָּללֵֿבָב 36:5. 246 (especially Psalms Chronicles) religious: 2 Samuel 6:12 "" 1 Chronicles 15:16, 25; Joel 1:16 +; שׂ ׳יוֺם Numbers 10:10 (P); שׂ ׳עָשָׂה i.e. make a (sacred) festivity 2 Chronicles 30:23; Nehemiah 8:12; 12:27; עוֺלָם שִׂמְחַת Isaiah 35:10 = 51:11; 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; 21:7 7t. + (in mockery) Isaiah 66:5. 3 joy of ׳י Zephaniah 3:17. 4 glad result, gleeful issue Psalm 106:5 ("" טוֺבָה), Proverbs 10:28; 12:20 (Gr אֱמֻנָה, Toy מִשְׁמָּט; opposed to מִרְמָה). |
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