שָׂמֵחַ
śāmēaḥ
glad
Strong's H8056AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 2268a

שָׂמֵחַ (śāmēaḥ) is a Hebrew adjective meaning glad. It appears 20 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8056).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2268a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2268a)glad, joyful, merry; blithe, gleeful; rejoice, rejoiceing
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׂמֵחַ adjective, verbal: glad, joyful, merry

Strong's H8056 שָׂמֵחַ: blithe or gleeful
KJV:(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2268: שָׂמַח śāmaḥ — rejoice, be glad; cause to rejoice, gladden; brighten, be, blithe, gleesome; cheer up, joy, joyful, be merry

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 16:151 Kings 1:401 Chronicles 16:31

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