שִׂמְחָה
simchâh · H8057 · Hebrew · 94 occurrences
Meanings
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joy
State in which humans feel and show great joy
ExamplesGenesis 31:27 “Why did you flee secretly and deceive me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with lyre;
Deuteronomy 28:47 “Since you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things,
1 Samuel 18:6 Now it happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with other musical instruments.
How it’s used In 12 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ךָyour 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for+ נַחֲלָהinheritance, heritage 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
17 occurrences in 11 groups
- לֵבָבheart, mind 3
- עוֹלָםforever 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
9 occurrences in 1 groups
- גָּדוֹלgreat, large 9
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הּher 1
What it doesIt is the subject
9 occurrences in 5 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 4
- אָסַףto gather, to assemble 2
- מָצָאto find 1
- עָרַבto pledge 1
- שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 1
What is done to itIt is the object
10 occurrences in 7 groups
- נָשַׂגto overtake, to catch up with, to afford 2
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 2
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 2
- גָּדַלto be great, to grow up, to magnify 1
- אָהַבto love 1
- יָסַףto add 1
Second object ofSecond object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 1
What it is said to bePredicate
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- רֹאשׁhead, top, chief 2
- יְהוּדִיJudean 1
- יָעַץto counsel, to advise, to plan 1
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 1
- כֹּהֵןpriest 1
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- אִוֶּלֶתfolly 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- תּוֹחֶלֶתhope 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
34 occurrences in 5 groups
- בin/on/with 45
- לto/for 8
- מִןfrom 2
- עַדto, as far as, until 1
- כlike/as 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
14 occurrences in 7 groups
- יוֹםday, time 5
- קוֹלvoice, sound 4
- בַּיִתhouse, household 1
- אֵלGod, god 1
- רֹאשׁhead, top, chief 1
- שֹׂבַעsatiated 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 7 words
- רְנָנָה rᵉnânâh · H7445 · shouts of joy
- רְנָנָה (rᵉnânâh, H7445) denotes a joyful voice, singing or triumphing; שִׂמְחָה (simchâh, H8057) denotes gladness, joy, mirth or rejoicing. Both denote states or expressions of joy and gladness that overlap in sense.
- מָשׂוֹשׂ mâsôws · H4885 · joy, gladness, delight
- Both denote the emotion or state of joy and rejoicing, with shared senses such as joy, mirth and rejoice.
- חֶדְוָה chedvâh · H2304 · joy, happiness
- Both lexemes are genuine joy/gladness nouns within the same semantic space, representing actual Hebrew near-synonyms that could substitute in similar contexts.
- שָׂשׂוֹן sâsôwn · H8342 · joy, gladness, delight
- Both are nouns denoting joy, gladness and rejoicing, describing similar positive feeling.
- גִּילָה gîylâh · H1525 · rejoicing, gladness
- Both are abstract nouns for joy and rejoicing in the same field, and can substitute for each other in expressing joy or gladness.
- רִנָּה rinnâh · H7440 · shout, cry
- Both words denote states or expressions of joy and rejoicing, with substantial overlap (gladness, joy, rejoicing), and could substitute in contexts of joy and celebration.
- שַׁעְשֻׁעַ shaʻshuaʻ · H8191 · joy, delight
- Both words denote positive emotional states, gladness or joy and delight or pleasure, that could substitute in many contexts.
In the other Testament 2 words
- εὐφροσύνη euphrosýnē · G2167 · joyfulness, rejoicing
- εὐφροσύνη is the standard Greek equivalent for שִׂמְחָה in LXX translation contexts, both denoting joy/gladness as an emotional state or experience.
- χαρά chará · G5479 · joy, gladness, great happiness
- Greek χαρά represents the direct Septuagint rendering of Hebrew שִׂמְחָה across their shared semantic range of joy, gladness, and rejoicing, with both terms denoting the emotional state of delight or celebration rather than merely proximate concepts.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Rejoice002001002022
- This noun denotes gladness or joy, as in Genesis 31:27's lament from Laban that he would have sent Jacob away with joy and with songs, tambourine and lyre.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8057. simchah שִׂמְחָה93 noun feminine joy, gladness, mirth; — absolute ׳שׂ Gen 31:37 +,…
שִׂמְחָה93 noun feminine joy, gladness, mirth; — absolute ׳שׂ Gen 31:37 +, construct שִׂמְחַת Isa 9:2 +; suffix שִׂמְחָתִי Psa 137:6, etc.; plural שְׂמָחוֺת Psa 16:11, תֹ- Psa 45:16; —
1 mirth, gladness, e.g. in festivity, Gen 31:27 (E), Psa 137:3; Psa 137:6, 1Ki 1:40; 1Sa 18:6; Isa 9:2 (twice in verse); Isa 16:10; Psa 45:16; וְשׂ ׳מִשְׁתֶּה יוֺם Est 9:17-18, Est 9:22 compare (יוֺם omitted) Est 9:19 (+ טוֺב יוֺם), Est 9:22 (|| טוֺם יוֺם), + 5 t., + שׂ ׳קוֺל Jer 7:34 = Jer 16:9 = Jer 25:10 = Jer 33:11; joy of heart Pro 14:10, Pro 14:13; Ecc 5:19; Son 3:11, compare (of inward joy) Jon 4:6; Pro 15:23; Pro 21:15; = gaiety, pleasure Isa 22:13; Ecc 2:1-2, Ecc 2:10; Ecc 8:15; Ecc 9:7, שׂ ׳בֵּית Ecc 7:4; ׳שׂ חָנֵף Job 20:5, of foolish Pro 15:21; Pro 21:17; malicious joy Eze 35:15 (ל of thing), so ׳שׂ כָּללֵֿבָב Eze 36:5.
246 (especially Psalms Chronicles) religious: 2Sa 6:12 || 1Ch 15:16, 1Ch 15:25; Joe 1:16 +; שׂ ׳יוֺם Num 10:10 (P); שׂ ׳עָשָׂה i.e. make a (sacred) festivity 2Ch 30:23; Neh 8:12; Neh 12:27; עוֺלָם שִׂמְחַת Isa 35:10 = Isa 51:11; Isa 61:7; ׳שׂ with עַל person Neh 12:44; joy of heart Isa 30:29; Jer 15:16; as gift of ׳י Psa 4:8; Psa 21:7 Psa 21:7t. + (in mockery) Isa 66:5.
3 joy of ׳י Zep 3:17.
4 glad result, gleeful issue Psa 106:5 (|| טוֺבָה), Pro 10:28; Pro 12:20 (Gr אֱמֻנָה, Toy מִשְׁמָּט; opposed to מִרְמָה).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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