שָׂמַח

Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

Exodus 4:14

• וְשָׂמַ֥חvesamachHc/Vqq3mstagged: and he will be glad

On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

Leviticus 23:40

• וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םusemachtemHc/Vqq2mptagged: and you will rejoice

There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 12:7

• וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םusemachtemHc/Vqq2mptagged: and you will rejoice

And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

Deuteronomy 12:12

• וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םusemachtemHc/Vqq2mptagged: and you will rejoice

Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,

Deuteronomy 12:18

• וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗vesamachtaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will rejoice

Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.

Deuteronomy 14:26

• וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖vesamachtaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will rejoice

and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

Deuteronomy 16:11

• וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞vesamachtaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will rejoice

And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

Deuteronomy 16:14

• וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖vesamachtaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will rejoice

If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.

Deuteronomy 24:5

• וְשִׂמַּ֖חvesimachHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he will cause to rejoice

So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.

Deuteronomy 26:11

• וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣vesamachtaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will rejoice

There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 27:7

• וְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔vesamachtaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will rejoice

Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.

Deuteronomy 33:18

• שְׂמַ֥חsemachverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: rejoice

But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

Judges 9:13

• הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַhamsameachthe definite article (“the”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine singulartagged: which makes glad

if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.

Judges 9:19

• שִׂמְחוּ֙simchuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: rejoice
• וְיִשְׂמַ֥חveyismachHC/Vqu3mstagged: so he may rejoice

her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.

Judges 19:3

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he was glad

At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 Samuel 2:1

• שָׂמַ֖חְתִּיsamachtiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I rejoiced

Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.

1 Samuel 6:13

• וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּvaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced

So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.

1 Samuel 11:9

• וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vaiyismachuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they were glad

So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 11:15

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֨חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he rejoiced

He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”

1 Samuel 19:5

• וַתִּשְׂמָ֑חvatismachHc/Vqw2mstagged: and you rejoiced

Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

2 Samuel 1:20

• תִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tismachnahverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine pluraltagged: they should rejoice

When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

1 Kings 5:7

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he rejoiced

and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.

2 Kings 11:20

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it rejoiced

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

1 Chronicles 16:10

• יִשְׂמַ֕חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it rejoice

Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’

1 Chronicles 16:31

• יִשְׂמְח֤וּyismechuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: let them rejoice

And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.

1 Chronicles 29:9

• וַיִּשְׂמְח֤וּvaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced
• שָׂמַ֖חsamachverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoiced

Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.

2 Chronicles 6:41

• יִשְׂמְח֥וּyismechuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: may they rejoice

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

2 Chronicles 15:15

• וַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּvaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:27

• שִׂמְּחָ֥םsimechamverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: he had made rejoice them

and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.

2 Chronicles 23:21

• וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced

All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.

2 Chronicles 24:10

• וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they were glad

Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.

2 Chronicles 29:36

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֤חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he rejoiced

Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.

2 Chronicles 30:25

• וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ׀vaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced

For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

Ezra 6:22

• שִׂמְּחָ֣םsimechamverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: he had made rejoice them

On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

Nehemiah 12:43

• וַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּvaiyismachuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced
• שִׂמְּחָם֙simechamverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: he had made rejoice them
• שָׂמֵ֑חוּsamechuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they rejoiced

Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Esther 8:15

• וְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃vesamechahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and it rejoiced

singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

Job 21:12

• וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּveyismechuHC/Vqu3mptagged: so they may rejoice

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

Job 22:19

• וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּveyismachuHC/Vqu3mptagged: so they may rejoice

if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,

Job 31:25

• אֶ֭שְׂמַחʾesmachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I rejoiced

If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

Job 31:29

• אֶ֭שְׂמַחʾesmachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I rejoiced

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

Psalms 5:11

• וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּveyismechuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and let them rejoice

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Psalms 9:2

• אֶשְׂמְחָ֣הʾesmechahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will rejoice

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!

Psalms 14:7

• יִשְׂמַ֥חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let him be glad

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

Psalms 16:9

• שָׂמַ֣חsamachverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it is glad

The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

Psalms 19:8

• מְשַׂמְּחֵי־mesamechei-verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: making glad

O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

Psalms 21:1

• יִשְׂמַח־yismach-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoices

I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

Psalms 30:1

• שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּsimachtaverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have allowed to rejoice

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Psalms 31:7

• וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗הveesmechahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: and I will be glad

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Psalms 32:11

• שִׂמְח֬וּsimchuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: rejoice

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

Psalms 33:21

• יִשְׂמַ֣חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it rejoices

My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

Psalms 34:2

• וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃veyismachuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and let them rejoice

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Psalms 35:15

• שָׂמְח֪וּsamechuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they rejoiced

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

Psalms 35:19

• יִשְׂמְחוּ־yismechu-verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they rejoice

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

Psalms 35:24

• יִשְׂמְחוּ־yismechu-verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they rejoice

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

Psalms 35:27

• וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮veyismechuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and they may rejoice

For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

Psalms 38:16

• יִשְׂמְחוּ־yismechu-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they should rejoice

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

Psalms 40:16

• וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀veyismechuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and they may rejoice

All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

Psalms 45:8

• שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃simechukhaverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: they have made glad you

There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

Psalms 46:4

• יְשַׂמְּח֥וּyesamechuverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they make glad

Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.

Psalms 48:11

• יִשְׂמַ֤ח׀yismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will rejoice

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!

Psalms 53:6

• יִשְׂמַ֥חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it rejoice

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalms 58:10

• יִשְׂמַ֣חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will rejoice

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Psalms 63:11

• יִשְׂמַ֪חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will rejoice

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

Psalms 64:10

• יִשְׂמַ֬חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let him rejoice

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

Psalms 66:6

• נִשְׂמְחָה־nismechah-verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: let us rejoice

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah

Psalms 67:4

• יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּyismechuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: may they rejoice

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

Psalms 68:3

• יִשְׂמְח֣וּyismechuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: may they be glad

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

Psalms 69:32

• יִשְׂמָ֑חוּyismachuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will rejoice

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

Psalms 70:4

• וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀veyismechuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and they may rejoice

Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

Psalms 85:6

• יִשְׂמְחוּ־yismechu-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will rejoice

Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Psalms 86:4

• שַׂ֭מֵּחַsameachverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: make glad

You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

Psalms 89:42

• הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּhismachtaverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have made to rejoice

Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Psalms 90:14

• וְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗הvenismechahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: and let us rejoice

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Psalms 90:15

• שַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּsamchenuverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: make rejoice us

For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

Psalms 92:4

• שִׂמַּחְתַּ֣נִיsimachtaniverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: you have made rejoice me

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

Psalms 96:11

• יִשְׂמְח֣וּyismechuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: let them rejoice

The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.

Psalms 97:1

• יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּyismechuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: let them rejoice

Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

Psalms 97:8

• וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח׀vatismachHc/Vqw3fstagged: and it rejoiced

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.

Psalms 97:12

• שִׂמְח֣וּsimchuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: rejoice

wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Psalms 104:15

• יְשַׂמַּ֬חyesamachverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it makes glad

May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

Psalms 104:31

• יִשְׂמַ֖חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: may he rejoice

May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Psalms 104:34

• אֶשְׂמַ֥חʾesmachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I rejoice

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Psalms 105:3

• יִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it rejoice

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

Psalms 105:38

• שָׂמַ֣חsamachverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was glad

that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.

Psalms 106:5

• לִ֭שְׂמֹחַlismoachpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice

They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

Psalms 107:30

• וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvaiyismechuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they rejoiced

The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

Psalms 107:42

• וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּveyismachuHC/Vqu3mptagged: so they may rejoice

Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.

Psalms 109:28

• יִשְׂמָֽח׃yismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will rejoice

This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:24

• וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣הvenismechahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: and let us rejoice

May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.

Psalms 119:74

• וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּveyismachuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and they may rejoice

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

Psalms 122:1

• שָׂ֭מַחְתִּיsamachtiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I rejoiced

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

Psalms 149:2

• יִשְׂמַ֣חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it rejoice

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:

Proverbs 5:18

• וּ֝שְׂמַ֗חusemachconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and rejoice

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1

• יְשַׂמַּח־yesamach-verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he makes glad

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Proverbs 12:25

• יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃yesammechenahverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it makes glad it

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Proverbs 13:9

• יִשְׂמָ֑חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it rejoices

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

• יְשַׂמַּח־yesamach-verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he makes glad

The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.

Proverbs 15:30

• יְשַׂמַּֽח־yesamach-verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it makes glad

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:21

• יִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoices

My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

Proverbs 23:15

• יִשְׂמַ֖חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will rejoice

The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

Proverbs 23:24

• יִשְׂמַחveyismach-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoices
• בּֽוֹ׃bopreposition + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in him

May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!

Proverbs 23:25

• יִֽשְׂמַח־yismach-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: may he rejoice

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Proverbs 24:17

• תִּשְׂמָ֑חtismachverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you rejoice

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Proverbs 27:9

• יְשַׂמַּֽח־yesamach-verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it makes glad

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

Proverbs 27:11

• וְשַׂמַּ֣חvesamachconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and make glad

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Proverbs 29:2

• יִשְׂמַ֣חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it rejoices

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 29:3

• יְשַׂמַּ֣חyesamachverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he makes glad

An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 29:6

• וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃vesameachconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and he rejoices

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

Ecclesiastes 3:12

• לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlismoachpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice

I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

Ecclesiastes 3:22

• יִשְׂמַ֤חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be happy

There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

• יִשְׂמְחוּ־yismechu-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will rejoice

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

• וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַvelismoachconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and to rejoice

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

• וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַvelismoachconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and to be happy

A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

• יְשַׂמַּ֣חyesamachverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it makes glad

So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

• יִשְׂמָ֑חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let him be take pleasure

Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

• שְׂמַ֧חsemachverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: rejoice

Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.

Song of Solomon 1:4

• וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙venismechahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: and let us be glad

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Isaiah 9:3

• שָׂמְח֤וּsamechuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they will rejoice

Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

Isaiah 9:17

• יִשְׂמַ֣ח׀yismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoices

Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”

Isaiah 14:8

• שָׂמְח֥וּsamechuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they have rejoiced

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.

Isaiah 14:29

• תִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtismechiverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: you rejoice

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Isaiah 25:9

• וְנִשְׂמְחָ֖הvenismechahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: and let us rejoice

And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

Isaiah 39:2

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he was pleased

I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”

Isaiah 56:7

• וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙vesimachtimHc/Vpq1cs/Sp3mptagged: and I will make rejoice them

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Isaiah 65:13

• יִשְׂמָ֖חוּyismachuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will rejoice

Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,

Isaiah 66:10

• שִׂמְח֧וּsimchuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: rejoice

Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.

Jeremiah 20:15

• שַׂמֵּ֖חַsameachverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: surely make rejoice
• שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃simochahuverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he made rejoice him

Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:13

• תִּשְׂמַ֤חtismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she will rejoice
• וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖יםvesimachtimHc/Vpq1cs/Sp3mptagged: and I will make glad them

When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,

Jeremiah 41:13

• וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vaiyismachuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they were glad

“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,

Jeremiah 50:11

• תִשְׂמְחוּ֙tismechiverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: you are rejoicing

The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.

Lamentations 2:17

• וַיְשַׂמַּ֤חvaysamachHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he has caused to rejoice

So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.

Lamentations 4:21

• וְשִׂמְחִי֙vesimchiconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: and rejoice

The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.

Ezekiel 7:12

• יִשְׂמָ֔חyismachverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoice

For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,

Ezekiel 25:6

• וַתִּשְׂמַ֤חvatismachHc/Vqw2mstagged: and you rejoiced

This is what the Lord GOD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.

Ezekiel 35:14

• כִּשְׂמֹ֙חַ֙kismoachpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: when rejoices

They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

Hosea 7:3

• יְשַׂמְּחוּ־yesamechu-verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they make glad

Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

Hosea 9:1

• תִּשְׂמַ֨חtismachverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you rejoice

Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.

Joel 2:21

• וּשְׂמָ֔חִיusemachiconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: and rejoice

Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

Joel 2:23

• וְשִׂמְחוּ֙vesimchuconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and rejoice

But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.

Obadiah 1:12

• תִּשְׂמַ֥חtismachverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you rejoice

So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

Jonah 4:6

• וַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvaiyismachHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he rejoiced

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Micah 7:8

• תִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtismechiverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: you rejoice

The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.

Habakkuk 1:15

• יִשְׂמַ֥חyismachverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rejoices

Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!

Zephaniah 3:14

• שִׂמְחִ֤יsimchiverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: rejoice

“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.

Zechariah 2:10

• וְשִׂמְחִ֖יvesimchiconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: and rejoice

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

Zechariah 4:10

• וְשָׂמְח֗וּvesamechuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will rejoice

Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.

Zechariah 10:7

• וְשָׂמַ֥חvesamachHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will be glad
• וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּvesamechuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will be glad