8056. sameach
Lexicon
sameach: Joyful, glad, merry, happy

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be glad, joyful, making merry-hearted, rejoicing

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

see HEBREW samach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from samach
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).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Strong's Greek Number 5463 (χαίρω • chairo): This Greek verb means "to rejoice" or "to be glad," and is often used in the New Testament to convey a similar sense of joy and gladness as שָׂמֵחַ in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's Greek Number 5479 (χαρά • chara): This noun means "joy" or "delight," and is frequently used in the New Testament to describe the joy that comes from faith and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

By understanding the usage and significance of שָׂמֵחַ, one gains insight into the biblical perspective on joy as a profound and essential aspect of spiritual life, deeply connected to one's relationship with God and community.

Usage: The term שָׂמֵחַ appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often describing individuals or groups experiencing joy or gladness. It is used to express both personal and communal joy, often in response to God's blessings or deliverance.

Context: Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible: The adjective שָׂמֵחַ is found in several passages, illustrating different aspects of joy. For example, in Deuteronomy 16:15, it is used in the context of the Feast of Tabernacles, where the Israelites are commanded to be joyful: "For the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete." This highlights the communal aspect of joy in worship and celebration.
Theological Significance: Joy, as expressed by שָׂמֵחַ, is often linked to the presence and favor of God. It is not merely an emotional response but a reflection of a deeper spiritual reality. In Proverbs 15:13, it is written, "A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit." This suggests that joy is both an internal state and an outward expression, impacting one's demeanor and interactions with others.
Cultural Context: In ancient Israelite culture, joy was an integral part of religious festivals and communal gatherings. The expression of joy was not only encouraged but commanded in certain contexts, as a way to acknowledge God's provision and goodness.

Forms and Transliterations
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 yiśməḥū
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 4:14
HEB: לִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָ וְרָאֲךָ֖ וְשָׂמַ֥ח בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃
INT: to meet sees glad his heart

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Kings 11:14
HEB: עַ֤ם הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שָׂמֵ֔חַ וְתֹקֵ֖עַ בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹת
NAS: of the land rejoiced and blew
KJV: of the land rejoiced, and blew
INT: the people of the land rejoiced 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 tents rejoicing and happy of heart

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

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

Psalm 35:26
HEB: וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮ שְׂמֵחֵ֪י רָעָ֫תִ֥י יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־
NAS: altogether who rejoice at my distress;
KJV: together that rejoice at mine hurt:
INT: and humiliated together rejoice 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 children a joyful Praise the LORD

Psalm 126:3
HEB: עִמָּ֗נוּ הָיִ֥ינוּ שְׂמֵחִֽים׃
NAS: great things for us; We are glad.
KJV: great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.
INT: with become are 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: heart A 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 Maker rejoices calamity will not

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jonah 4:6
HEB: עַל־ הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃
INT: over the plant glad 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.















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