Hebrew · Strong's H8055 · Verb
שָׂמַח
sa·mach
to rejoice
155times used
147verses
30books
How it's translated
- and you will rejoice9
- rejoice7
- and they rejoiced7
- he rejoices5
- they will rejoice5
- and rejoice5
- you rejoice5
- i rejoiced4
Definition
1) to rejoice, be glad
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rejoice
1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at)
1a3) to rejoice (religiously)
1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
The forms it takes
Stem
Form
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 42% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 14% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Perfect (qatal) 12% a complete action, usually past
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 10% and then …: future or instructions
- Imperative 10% a command
- And + imperfect 7% and …, so that …
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Psalms52
- Proverbs16
- Deuteronomy10
- Isaiah9
- Ecclesiastes8
- 2 Chronicles7
- 1 Samuel5
- Job4
- Jeremiah4
- Judges3
…and 20 more books.
Every verse
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