שָׂמַח samach
Hebrew word for “to rejoice” · Strong’s H8055 · used 155 times in 147 verses
Meaning
1) to rejoice, be glad;
How it is translated
Glosses given for samach in context, with how often each is used:
- rejoice 28
- rejoiced 23
- will rejoice 22
- rejoices 9
- may rejoice 8
- makes glad 7
- glad 6
- them rejoice 5
- will be glad 4
- make glad 4
- us rejoice 4
- had made rejoice 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 52 | 2.7 | |
| Proverbs | 17 | 2.5 | |
| Deuteronomy | 10 | 0.7 | |
| Isaiah | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 8 | 2.7 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Jeremiah | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Samuel | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Judges | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Job | 4 | 0.5 | |
| Zechariah | 4 | 1.3 |
Also in 18 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 35 (4), Deuteronomy 12 (3), Psalms 97 (3), Psalms 104 (3), Proverbs 23 (3), Proverbs 29 (3), Deuteronomy 16 (2), Judges 9 (2), 1 Samuel 11 (2), 1 Chronicles 16 (2)
Forms
- ישׂמח 31
- וישׂמחו 19
- ישׂמחו 15
- וישׂמח 9
- שׂמחו 8
- שׂמח 7
- ושׂמח 6
- ושׂמחת 6
- ונשׂמחה 4
- תשׂמח 4
Words used with it
Words that share verses with samach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- גִּיל gil “to rejoice” 24
- לֵב lev “heart” 21
- רָנַן ranan “to sing” 9
- רָאָה raah “to see” 17
- שִׂמְחָה simchah “joy” 9
- צַדִּיק tsaddiq “righteous” 10
- צִיּוֹן tsiyyon “Zion” 8
- בַּת bat “daughter” 10
- גָּדַל gadal “to magnify” 7
- אַל al “not” 10
- אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 8
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 11
Key verses
The verses using samach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Samuel 2:1 — And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy…
- Psalms 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalms 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 122:1 — [A Song of degrees of David.] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes:…
- Song of Solomon 1:4 — Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the…
- Isaiah 25:9 — And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad…
- Isaiah 65:13 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my…
- Lamentations 4:21 — Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make…
- Joel 2:23 — Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you…
- Micah 7:8 — Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
- Zephaniah 3:14 — Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.