שָׂמַח
sâmach(saw-makh')
“probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome”
152 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)
Strong’s Definition
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Translated in KJV as
cheer upbe (make) glad(have, make) joy(-ful)be (make) merry(cause to, make to) rejoice[idiom] very.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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