שָׂמַח (sâmach) — Cheer up
Hebrew word study: שָׂמַח (sâmach), Strong's H8055. probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV translation words: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.
Strong's H8055 is tagged on 155 words in 147 verses across 30 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 4:14 and last appears in Zechariah 10:7.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 147)
- Exodus 4:14 — וְשָׂמַח — and he will be glad
- Leviticus 23:40 — וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 12:7 — וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 12:12 — וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 12:18 — וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 14:26 — וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 16:11 — וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 16:14 — וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 24:5 — וְשִׂמַּח — and he will cause to rejoice
- Deuteronomy 26:11 — וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 27:7 — וְשָׂמַחְתָּ — and you will rejoice
- Deuteronomy 33:18 — שְׂמַח — rejoice
- Judges 9:13 — הַמְשַׂמֵּחַ — which makes glad
- Judges 9:19 — שִׂמְחוּ — rejoice
- Judges 19:3 — וַיִּשְׂמַח — and he was glad
- 1 Samuel 2:1 — שָׂמַחְתִּי — I rejoiced
- 1 Samuel 6:13 — וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ — and they rejoiced
- 1 Samuel 11:9 — וַיִּשְׂמָחוּ — and they were glad
- 1 Samuel 11:15 — וַיִּשְׂמַח — and he rejoiced
- 1 Samuel 19:5 — וַתִּשְׂמָח — and you rejoiced
- 2 Samuel 1:20 — תִּשְׂמַחְנָה — they should rejoice
- 1 Kings 5:7 — וַיִּשְׂמַח — and he rejoiced
- 2 Kings 11:20 — וַיִּשְׂמַח — and it rejoiced
- 1 Chronicles 16:10 — יִשְׂמַח — let it rejoice
- 1 Chronicles 16:31 — יִשְׂמְחוּ — let them rejoice
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8056 שָׂמֵחַ (sâmêach).
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What does sâmach (H8055) mean?
Probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome.
How is H8055 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8055 as: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very..
How often does שָׂמַח (sâmach) appear?
Strong's H8055 is tagged on 155 words in 147 verses across 30 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 4:14 and last appears in Zechariah 10:7.
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