8057. simchah

Strong's Concordance

simchah: joy, gladness, mirth

Original Word: שִׂמְחָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: simchah
Phonetic Spelling: (sim-khaw')
Definition: joy, gladness, mirth

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from samach
Definition
joy, gladness, mirth
NASB Translation
delight (1), exceeding joy (1), extremely* (1), festival (1), gladness (34), happiness (1), joy (38), mirth (1), pleasure (6), rejoice (1), rejoiced (1), rejoicing (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שִׂמְחָה₉₃ noun feminine joy, gladness, mirth; — absolute ׳שׂ Genesis 31:37 +, construct שִׂמְחַת Isaiah 9:2 +; suffix שִׂמְחָתִי Psalm 137:6, etc.; plural שְׂמָחוֺת Psalm 16:11, תֹ- Psalm 45:16; —

1 mirth, gladness, e.g. in festivity, Genesis 31:27 (E), Psalm 137:3; Psalm 137:6, 1 Kings 1:40; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 9:2 (twice in verse); Isaiah 16:10; Psalm 45:16; יוֺם ׳מִשְׁתֶּה וְשׂ Esther 9:17,18,22 compare (יוֺם omitted) Esther 9:19 (+ יוֺם טוֺב), Esther 9:22 ("" יוֺם טוֺם), + 5 t., + ׳קוֺל שׂ Jeremiah 7:34 = Jeremiah 16:9 = Jeremiah 25:10 = Jeremiah 33:11; joy of heart Proverbs 14:10,13; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Songs 3:11, compare (of inward joy) Jonah 4:6; Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 21:15; = gaiety, pleasure Isaiah 22:13; Ecclesiastes 2:1,2,10; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 9:7, ׳בֵּית שׂ Ecclesiastes 7:4; חָנֵף ׳שׂ Job 20:5, of foolish Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 21:17; malicious joy Ezekiel 35:15 (ל of thing), so כָּללֵֿבָב ׳שׂ Ezekiel 36:5.

2₄₆ (especially Psalms Chronicles) religious: 2 Samuel 6:12 "" 1 Chronicles 15:16,25; Joel 1:16 +; ׳יוֺם שׂ Numbers 10:10 (P); ׳עָשָׂה שׂ i.e. make a (sacred) festivity 2 Chronicles 30:23; Nehemiah 8:12; Nehemiah 12:27; שִׂמְחַת עוֺלָם Isaiah 35:10 = Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 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; Psalm 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; Proverbs 12:20 (Gr אֱמֻנָה, Toy מִשְׁמָּט; opposed to מִרְמָה).

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations

בְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֣ת בְּשִׂמְחַ֤ת בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֗ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֥ה בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ בְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖ם בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה בְשִׂמְחָ֣ה בְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ בִּשְׂמָחֹ֣ת בשמחה בשמחה׃ בשמחת בשמחתכם הַשִּׂמְחָ֑ה הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה השמחה וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת וְשִׂמְחַ֣ת וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וּלְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה ובשמחתו ולשמחה ולשמחת ושמחה ושמחה׃ ושמחת כְּשִׂמְחַ֣ת כְּשִׂמְחָ֨תְךָ֜ כשמחת כשמחתך לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ לשמחה לשמחה׃ מחות שְׂ֭מָחוֹת שִׂמְחַ֣ת שִׂמְחַ֥ת שִׂמְחַ֪ת שִׂמְחַתְכֶ֥ם שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׂמְחָ֔ה שִׂמְחָ֖ה שִׂמְחָ֗ה שִׂמְחָ֣ה שִׂמְחָ֤ה שִׂמְחָ֥ה שִׂמְחָֽה־ שִׂמְחָֽה׃ שִׂמְחָתִֽי׃ שמחה שמחה־ שמחה׃ שמחת שמחתי׃ שמחתכם bə·śim·ḥāh ḇə·śim·ḥāh bə·śim·ḥaṯ ḇə·śim·ḥaṯ·ḵem besimChah besimChat bəśimḥāh ḇəśimḥāh bəśimḥaṯ ḇəśimḥaṯḵem biś·mā·ḥōṯ bismaChot biśmāḥōṯ haś·śim·ḥāh hassimChah haśśimḥāh kə·śim·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā kə·śim·ḥaṯ kesimChat kesimChatecha kəśimḥaṯ kəśimḥāṯəḵā lə·śim·ḥāh lesimChah ləśimḥāh mā·ḥō·wṯ machot māḥōwṯ śim·ḥā·ṯî śim·ḥāh śim·ḥāh- śim·ḥaṯ śim·ḥaṯ·ḵem simChah simChat simchatChem simchaTi śimḥāh śimḥāh- śimḥaṯ śimḥāṯî śimḥaṯḵem ū·ḇə·śim·ḥā·ṯōw ū·lə·śim·ḥāh ū·lə·śim·ḥaṯ ūḇəśimḥāṯōw ulesimChah ulesimChat ūləśimḥāh ūləśimḥaṯ uvesimchaTo vesimChah vesimChat vesimchatChem wə·śim·ḥāh wə·śim·ḥaṯ wəśimḥāh wəśimḥaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:27
HEB: לִּ֔י וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛ בְּשִׂמְחָ֥ה וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים בְּתֹ֥ף
NAS: me so that I might have sent you away with joy and with songs,
KJV: me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs,
INT: tell have sent joy songs timbrel

Numbers 10:10
HEB: וּבְי֨וֹם שִׂמְחַתְכֶ֥ם וּֽבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֮ וּבְרָאשֵׁ֣י
NAS: Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts,
KJV: Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days,
INT: the day of your gladness your appointed the first

Deuteronomy 28:47
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְט֣וּב לֵבָ֑ב
NAS: your God with joy and a glad
KJV: thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness
INT: the LORD your God joy glad heart

Judges 16:23
HEB: לְדָג֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נָתַ֤ן
NAS: their god, and to rejoice, for they said,
KJV: their god, and to rejoice: for they said,
INT: to Dagon their god rejoice said has given

1 Samuel 18:6
HEB: הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ בְּתֻפִּ֥ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃
NAS: with tambourines, with joy and with musical instruments.
KJV: with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments
INT: King tambourines joy musical

2 Samuel 6:12
HEB: עִ֥יר דָּוִ֖ד בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃
NAS: into the city of David with gladness.
KJV: into the city of David with gladness.
INT: the city of David gladness

1 Kings 1:40
HEB: בַּחֲלִלִ֔ים וּשְׂמֵחִ֖ים שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע
NAS: with great joy, so that the earth
KJV: with great joy, so that the earth
INT: flutes and rejoicing joy great shook

1 Chronicles 12:40
HEB: לָרֹ֑ב כִּ֥י שִׂמְחָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
NAS: and sheep. There was joy indeed
KJV: abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel.
INT: and sheep indeed joy Israel

1 Chronicles 15:16
HEB: לְהָרִֽים־ בְּק֖וֹל לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פ
NAS: to raise sounds of joy.
KJV: by lifting up the voice with joy.
INT: to raise sounds of joy

1 Chronicles 15:25
HEB: עֹבֵֽד־ אֱדֹ֖ם בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ ס
NAS: from the house of Obed-edom with joy.
KJV: out of the house of Obededom with joy.
INT: the house of Obed-edom joy

1 Chronicles 29:9
HEB: הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שָׂמַ֖ח שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃ פ
KJV: also rejoiced with great joy.
INT: and King rejoiced joy greatly

1 Chronicles 29:17
HEB: פֹ֔ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה לְהִֽתְנַדֶּב־ לָֽךְ׃
NAS: [things]; so now with joy I have seen
KJV: all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people,
INT: here have seen joy offered

1 Chronicles 29:22
HEB: בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּ
NAS: with great gladness. And they made
KJV: with great gladness. And they made Solomon
INT: day he gladness great made

2 Chronicles 20:27
HEB: אֶל־ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּֽי־ שִׂמְּחָ֥ם
NAS: to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD
KJV: to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD
INT: to Jerusalem joy them to rejoice

2 Chronicles 23:18
HEB: בְּתוֹרַ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה וּבְשִׁ֑יר עַ֖ל
NAS: of Moses-- with rejoicing and singing
KJV: of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing,
INT: the law of Moses rejoicing and singing according

2 Chronicles 29:30
HEB: וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ עַד־ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃
NAS: So they sang praises with joy, and bowed down
KJV: And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads
INT: praises with joy and bowed and worshiped

2 Chronicles 30:21
HEB: שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣ים
NAS: with great joy, and the Levites
KJV: with great gladness: and the Levites
INT: seven days joy great praised

2 Chronicles 30:23
HEB: שִׁבְעַת־ יָמִ֖ים שִׂמְחָֽה׃
NAS: the seven days with joy.
KJV: [other] seven days with gladness.
INT: the seven days joy

2 Chronicles 30:26
HEB: וַתְּהִ֥י שִׂמְחָֽה־ גְדוֹלָ֖ה בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
NAS: So there was great joy in Jerusalem,
KJV: So there was great joy in Jerusalem:
INT: become joy great Jerusalem

Ezra 3:12
HEB: וְרַבִּ֛ים בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה לְהָרִ֥ים קֽוֹל׃
NAS: shouted aloud for joy,
KJV: shouted aloud for joy:
INT: many shouted joy aloud voice

Ezra 3:13
HEB: ק֚וֹל תְּרוּעַ֣ת הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה לְק֖וֹל בְּכִ֣י
NAS: of the shout of joy from the sound
KJV: of the shout of joy from the noise
INT: the sound of the shout of joy the sound of the weeping

Ezra 6:22
HEB: שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ שִׂמְּחָ֣ם
NAS: days with joy, for the LORD
KJV: days with joy: for the LORD
INT: seven days joy them to rejoice

Nehemiah 8:12
HEB: מָנ֔וֹת וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה כִּ֤י
NAS: a great festival, because
KJV: great mirth, because they had understood
INT: portions celebrate festival A great because

Nehemiah 8:17
HEB: הַה֑וּא וַתְּהִ֥י שִׂמְחָ֖ה גְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: And there was great rejoicing.
KJV: And there was very great gladness.
INT: he become rejoicing great very

Nehemiah 12:27
HEB: לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת וּבְשִׁ֔יר
NAS: the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving
KJV: the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings,
INT: celebrate the dedication gladness hymns songs

93 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8057
93 Occurrences

bə·śim·ḥāh — 13 Occ.
bə·śim·ḥaṯ — 3 Occ.
biś·mā·ḥōṯ — 1 Occ.
haś·śim·ḥāh — 3 Occ.
kə·śim·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
kə·śim·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·śim·ḥāh — 3 Occ.
mā·ḥō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
śim·ḥāh — 33 Occ.
śim·ḥaṯ — 5 Occ.
śim·ḥaṯ·ḵem — 1 Occ.
śim·ḥā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·śim·ḥāh — 3 Occ.
ū·lə·śim·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·śim·ḥā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
ḇə·śim·ḥāh — 17 Occ.
wə·śim·ḥaṯ — 4 Occ.
ḇə·śim·ḥaṯ·ḵem — 1 Occ.