שָׂשׂוֹן sasvon
Hebrew word for “rejoicing” · Strong’s H8342 · used 22 times in 22 verses
Meaning
1) gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing; 1a) exultation, joy
How it is translated
Glosses given for sasvon in context, with how often each is used:
- joy 22
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Esther 8 (2), Psalms 51 (2), Isaiah 51 (2), Jeremiah 33 (2), Psalms 45 (1), Psalms 105 (1), Psalms 119 (1), Isaiah 12 (1), Isaiah 22 (1), Isaiah 35 (1)
Forms
- שׂשׂון 15
- לשׂשׂון 3
- בשׂשׂון 2
- ושׂשׂן 1
- ושׂשׂון 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with sasvon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שִׂמְחָה simchah “joy” 13
- חָתָן chatan “son-in-law” 4
- כַּלָּה kallah “daughter-in-law” 4
- יָגוֹן yagon “sorrow” 3
- צִיּוֹן tsiyyon “Zion” 4
- קוֹל qol “voice” 5
- רִנָּה rinnah “cry” 3
- עוֹלָם olam “forever” 4
- צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 4
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 4
- אֲנָחָה anachah “sighing” 2
- אֵבֶל evel “mourning” 2
Key verses
The verses using sasvon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 45:7 — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Psalms 51:12 — Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
- Psalms 119:111 — Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
- Isaiah 35:10 — And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and…
- Isaiah 51:3 — For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD;…
- Isaiah 51:11 — Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and…
- Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;…
- Jeremiah 15:16 — Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
- Jeremiah 31:13 — Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them…
- Jeremiah 33:9 — And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they…
- Jeremiah 33:11 — The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of…
- Zechariah 8:19 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the…
See all 22 verses in the Word Atlas
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.