שָׂמַח
sâmach(saw-makh')
“probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome”
152 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
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;
Chain Links
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“And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven…”