Lexical Definition

‎שָׂמַח‎ sâmach (saw-makh') to rejoice H:V
a primitive root

cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.

1) to rejoice, be glad
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rejoice
1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at)
1a3) to rejoice (religiously)
1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad

See Greek: ἀγαλλιάω · γελάω · εὐφραίνω · εὐφροσύνη · εὐφροσύνη · χαίρω

Usage: 120 forms in 155 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
תִשְׂמְחוּ֙ you are rejoicing Jer.50.11
תִּשְׂמָ֑ח you rejoice Prov.24.17
תִּשְׂמַ֨ח you rejoice Hos.9.1
תִּשְׂמַ֥ח you rejoice Obad.1.12
תִּשְׂמַ֤ח she will rejoice Jer.31.13
תִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙ they should rejoice 2Sam.1.20
תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י you rejoice Isa.14.29 • Mic.7.8
שָׂמַ֣ח it is glad Ps.16.9
it was glad Ps.105.38
שָׂמַ֖חְתִּי I rejoiced 1Sam.2.1
שָׂמַ֖ח he rejoiced 1Chr.29.9
שָׂמֵ֑חוּ they rejoiced Neh.12.43
שָׂמְח֪וּ they rejoiced Ps.35.15
שָׂמְח֥וּ they have rejoiced Isa.14.8
שָׂמְח֤וּ they will rejoice Isa.9.3
שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי I rejoiced Ps.122.1
שַׂמֵּ֖חַ surely Jer.20.15
שַׂ֭מֵּחַ make glad Ps.86.4
שַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּ make rejoice us Ps.90.15
שִׂמַּחְתַּ֣נִי you have made rejoice me Ps.92.4
שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ you have allowed to rejoice Ps.30.1
שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ he made rejoice him Jer.20.15
שִׂמְחוּ֙ rejoice Judg.9.19
שִׂמְחִ֤י rejoice Zeph.3.14
שִׂמְח֬וּ rejoice Ps.32.11
שִׂמְח֧וּ rejoice Isa.66.10
שִׂמְח֣וּ rejoice Ps.97.12
שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ they have made glad you Ps.45.8
שִׂמְּחָם֙ he had made rejoice them Neh.12.43
שִׂמְּחָ֥ם he had made rejoice them 2Chr.20.27
שִׂמְּחָ֣ם he had made rejoice them Ezra.6.22
שְׂמַ֧ח rejoice Eccl.11.9
שְׂמַ֥ח rejoice Deut.33.18
נִשְׂמְחָה let us rejoice Ps.66.6
מְשַׂמְּחֵי making glad Ps.19.8
לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ to rejoice Eccl.3.12
לִ֭שְׂמֹחַ to rejoice Ps.106.5
כִּשְׂמֹ֙חַ֙ when rejoices Ezek.35.14
יִשְׂמָֽח he will rejoice Ps.109.28
יִשְׂמָ֖חוּ they will rejoice Isa.65.13
יִשְׂמָ֔ח he rejoice Ezek.7.12
יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ they will rejoice Ps.69.32
יִשְׂמָ֑ח it rejoices Prov.13.9
let him be take pleasure Eccl.11.8
יִשְׂמַח he rejoices Ps.21.1 • Prov.23.24
יִשְׂמַ֬ח let him rejoice Ps.64.10
יִשְׂמַ֪ח he will rejoice Ps.63.11
יִשְׂמַ֥ח he rejoices Hab.1.15
let him be glad Ps.14.7
let it rejoice Ps.53.6
יִשְׂמַ֤ח he will be happy Eccl.3.22
it will rejoice Ps.48.11
יִשְׂמַ֣ח he rejoices Isa.9.17
he will rejoice Ps.58.10
it rejoices Ps.33.21 • Prov.29.2
let it rejoice Ps.149.2
יִשְׂמַ֖ח it will rejoice Prov.23.15
may he rejoice Ps.104.31
יִשְׂמַ֕ח let it rejoice 1Chr.16.10
יִשְׂמְחוּ they rejoice Ps.35.19 • Ps.35.24
they should rejoice Ps.38.16
they will rejoice Ps.85.6 • Eccl.4.16
יִשְׂמְח֥וּ may they rejoice 2Chr.6.41
יִשְׂמְח֤וּ let them rejoice 1Chr.16.31
יִשְׂמְח֣וּ let them rejoice Ps.96.11
may they be glad Ps.68.3
יִֽשְׂמַח may he rejoice Prov.23.25
יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּ may they rejoice Ps.67.4
יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח he rejoices Prov.17.21
let it rejoice Ps.105.3
יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ let them rejoice Ps.97.1
יְשַׂמַּח he makes glad Prov.10.1 • Prov.15.20
יְשַׂמַּֽח it makes glad Prov.15.30 • Prov.27.9
יְשַׂמַּ֬ח it makes glad Ps.104.15
יְשַׂמַּ֣ח he makes glad Prov.29.3
it makes glad Eccl.10.19
יְשַׂמְּחוּ they make glad Hos.7.3
יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה it makes glad it Prov.12.25
יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ they make glad Ps.46.4
וּשְׂמָ֔חִי and rejoice Joel.2.21
וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם and you will rejoice Lev.23.40 • Deut.12.7 • Deut.12.12
וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח and rejoice Prov.5.18
וַתִּשְׂמָ֑ח and you rejoiced 1Sam.19.5
וַתִּשְׂמַ֨ח and it rejoiced Ps.97.8
וַתִּשְׂמַ֤ח and you rejoiced Ezek.25.6
וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ and they were glad 1Sam.11.9 • Jer.41.13
וַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּ and they rejoiced Neh.12.43
וַיִּשְׂמַ֨ח and he rejoiced 1Sam.11.15
וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח and he rejoiced Jonah.4.6
and it rejoiced 2Kgs.11.20
וַיִּשְׂמַ֤ח and he rejoiced 2Chr.29.36
וַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח and he rejoiced 1Kgs.5.7
and he was pleased Isa.39.2
וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח and he was glad Judg.19.3
וַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּ and they rejoiced 2Chr.15.15
וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ and they rejoiced 2Chr.23.21 • Ps.107.30
and they were glad 2Chr.24.10
וַיִּשְׂמְח֤וּ and they rejoiced 1Chr.29.9
וַיְשַׂמַּ֤ח and he has caused to rejoice Lam.2.17
וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ and they rejoiced 2Chr.30.25
וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ and they rejoiced 1Sam.6.13
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ and you will rejoice Deut.26.11
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ and you will rejoice Deut.16.11
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ and you will rejoice Deut.12.18
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ and you will rejoice Deut.14.26 • Deut.16.14
וְשָׂמַ֥ח and he will be glad Exod.4.14
and it will be glad Zech.10.7
וְשָׂמֵֽחָה and it rejoiced Esth.8.15
וְשָׂמֵֽחַ and he rejoices Prov.29.6
וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּ and they will be glad Zech.10.7
וְשָׂמְח֗וּ and they will rejoice Zech.4.10
וְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ and you will rejoice Deut.27.7
וְשַׂמַּ֣ח and make glad Prov.27.11
וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ and I will make rejoice them Isa.56.7
וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖ים and I will make glad them Jer.31.13
וְשִׂמַּ֖ח and he will cause to rejoice Deut.24.5
וְשִׂמְחוּ֙ and rejoice Joel.2.23
וְשִׂמְחִי֙ and rejoice Lam.4.21
וְשִׂמְחִ֖י and rejoice Zech.2.10
וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ and let us be glad Song.1.4
וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה and let us rejoice Ps.118.24
וְנִשְׂמְחָ֖ה and let us rejoice Isa.25.9
וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ and to rejoice Eccl.5.19
וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ and to be happy Eccl.8.15
וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ and let them rejoice Ps.34.2
וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ and they may rejoice Ps.119.74
so they may rejoice Job.22.19 • Ps.107.42
וְיִשְׂמַ֥ח so he may rejoice Judg.9.19
וְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ and they may rejoice Ps.35.27
וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ and let them rejoice Ps.5.11
and they may rejoice Ps.40.16 • Ps.70.4
וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה and I will be glad Ps.31.7
וְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗ה and let us rejoice Ps.90.14
וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ so they may rejoice Job.21.12
הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ which makes glad Judg.9.13
הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּ you have made to rejoice Ps.89.42
בּֽוֹ in him Prov.23.24
אֶשְׂמַ֥ח I rejoice Ps.104.34
אֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה I will rejoice Ps.9.2
אֶ֭שְׂמַח I rejoiced Job.31.25 • Job.31.29

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שָׂמַח‎, ‎שָׂמֵ֑ח‎154 verb rejoice, be glad (Late Hebrew id.; compare perhaps Assyrian šamâ—u, flourish, Arabic be high, proud; Punic proper name, feminine ‎שמחת‎); —

Qal126 Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎שָׂמַח‎ Ps 16:9 ‎וְשָׂמֵ֑חַ‎ consecutive Prov 29:6 3 feminine singular ‎שָׂמֵ֑חָה‎ Esth 8:15 2 masculine singular ‎וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֫‎ Deut 12:18 +; 3 masculine plural ‎שָׂמֵ֑חוּ‎ Neh 12:43, etc.; Imperfect ‎יִשְׂמַח‎ Isa 9:16* +, 3 masculine plural ‎יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ‎ Isa 65:13; Ps 69:33*, 3 feminine plural ‎תִּשְׂמַחְנָה‎ 2Sam 1:20, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎שְׂמַח‎ Deut 33:18 +, feminine singular ‎שִׂמְחִי‎ Zeph 3:14 +, ‎שְׂמָ֑חִי‎ Joel 2:21, etc.; Infinitive construct ‎שְׂמֹחַ‎ Ezek 35:14 +, etc.; Participle see ‎שָׂמֵחַ‎ adjective; — 24 t. || ‎גיל‎, less often || ‎רָנַן‎, ‎עָלַז‎, ‎שִׂישׂ‎, etc.; —

1. in common life:
a. rejoice, with ‎ב‎ person or of thing take pleasure in Judg 9:19 (twice in verse); Deut 33:18; Eccl 3:22 + 7 t. + (probably) ‎בְּכָליָֿמֵינוּ‎ Ps 90:14 (others ‎ב‎ temporal), compare Eccl 11:8 ‎עַל‎ person Isa 39:2 + || 2Kgs 20:13 (‎וישׂמח‎ for ᵑ0 ‎וישׁמע‎ Vrss modern), ‎עַל‎ of thing Jonah 4:6; 2Chr 15:15 with temporal clause Jer 41:13 + 6 t. + (of heart) Prov 23:15, in one's heart Exod 4:14 (J); with ‎כִּי‎ because Isa 14:29 + 3 t.; with ‎אֵת‎ with Isa 66:10 with ‎מִן‎ person get pleasure from Prov 5:18 absolute 1Sam 11:9; Eccl 3:12; Prov 13:9 (figurative of prosperity; subject ‎אוֺר‎; opposed to ‎דָּעַךְ‎), + 8 t.; with ‎ל‎ of thing at Job 21:12.
b. rejoice arrogantly, exult at, ‎ל‎ person, Mic 7:8; Isa 14:8; Obad 1:12; Ps 35:19; Ps 35:24; Ps 38:17*, with ‎אֶלֿ‎ of thing Ezek 25:6, ‎ב‎ of thing Job 31:29; Ps 35:15; Prov 24:17 absolute Hos 9:1 (+ ‎אֶלגִּֿיל‎), 2Sam 1:20 + 3 t., + (said of righteous by Eliphaz) Job 22:19.

2. a. rejoice religiously, with ‎ב‎ of thing 1Sam 2:1; Deut 12:7; Ps 21:2* + 7 t.; with ‎׳‎‎בי‎, etc., Joel 2:23; Ps 32:11 + 10 t. Psalms + Ps 9:3* (+ ‎אֶעֶלְצָה בָ֑ךְ‎); with ‎עַל‎ of thing 2Chr 29:36, ‎עַל‎ infinitive 1Chr 29:9 a; with ‎לְמַעַן‎ of thing Ps 48:12* with ‎כִּי‎ because Ps 119:74 absolute Zech 2:14*; Zech 4:10; Joel 2:21; 1Chr 29:9b (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb), 1Chr 16:31 (of heavens) = Ps 96:11; Ps 97:1 (isles) + 18 t. (12 t. Psalms), + (of heart) Zech 10:7 a Ps 16:9; 1Chr 16:10, ‎בְּכָללֵֿב‎ Zeph 3:14 (compare Exod 4:14 1 a above); with ‎׳‎‎לִפְנֵי י‎ Isa 9:2* and (of joyous feasting etc., at sanctuary) Lev 23:40 (H), Deut 12:12; Deut 12:18; Deut 16:11; Deut 27:7, compare Deut 14:26; 1Sam 11:15.
b. subject ‎׳‎‎י‎, with ‎עַל‎ person Isa 9:16* (|| ‎רחם‎; PerlesRÉJ xxxiv. 63 be gentle, Arabic ), ‎ב‎ of thing Ps 104:31. Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎וְשִׂמַּח‎ consecutive Deut 24:5, suffix ‎שִׁמְּחָהוּ‎ Jer 20:15, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְשַׂמַּח‎ Ps 104:15 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎שַׂמֵּחַ‎ Ps 86:4, ‎שַׂמַּח‎ Prov 27:11, etc.; Infinitive absolute ‎שַׂמֵּחַ‎ Jer 20:15 Participle ‎מְשַׂמֵּחַ‎ Judg 9:13, plural construct ‎מְשַׂמְּחֵי‎ Ps 19:9* — cause to rejoice, gladden, with accusative of person (or equivalent ), subject person Deut 24:5; Jer 20:15 (+ Infinitive absolute), Prov 10:1; Prov 15:20; Prov 27:11; Prov 29:3 (Hos 7:3 see ‎משׁח‎ 2); especially subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ (God) Jer 31:13 (with ‎מִן‎ separ.) Isa 56:7; 2Chr 20:27 (with ‎מִן‎ of source, see Qal 1 a), Ezra 6:22; Neh 12:43 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Ps 86:4; Ps 90:15; Ps 92:5* (‎ב‎ instrumental), also, with ‎ל‎ person cause to exult at Ps 30:2*, id. with ‎עַל‎ person Lam 2:17 subject of thing Judg 9:13; Ps 19:9*; Ps 45:9*; Ps 46:5*; Ps 104:15; Eccl 10:19; Prov 12:25; Prov 15:30; Prov 27:9. Hiph`il = Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎הִשְׂמַחְתָּ‎ Ps 89:43* (subject ‎׳‎‎י‎).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Exodus 4:14
Leviticus 23:40
Deuteronomy 12:7 · 12:12 · 12:18 · 14:26 · 16:11 · 24:5 · 27:7 · 33:18
Judges 9:13 · 9:19
1 Samuel 2:1 · 11:9 · 11:15
2 Samuel 1:20
2 Kings 20:13
1 Chronicles 16:10 · 16:31 · 29:9
2 Chronicles 15:15 · 20:27 · 29:36
Ezra 6:22
Nehemiah 12:43
Esther 8:15
Job 21:12 · 22:19 · 31:29
Psalms 9:3* · 16:9 · 19:9* · 21:2* · 30:2* · 32:11 · 35:15 · 35:19 · 35:24 · 38:17* · 45:9* · 46:5* · 48:12* · 69:33* · 86:4 · 89:43* · 90:14 · 90:15 · 92:5* · 96:11 · 97:1 · 104:15 · 104:31 · 119:74
Proverbs 5:18 · 10:1 · 12:25 · 13:9 · 15:20 · 15:30 · 23:15 · 24:17 · 27:9 · 27:11 · 29:3 · 29:6
Ecclesiastes 3:12 · 3:22 · 10:19 · 11:8
Isaiah 9:2* · 9:16* · 14:8 · 14:29 · 39:2 · 56:7 · 65:13 · 66:10
Jeremiah 20:15 · 31:13 · 41:13
Lamentations 2:17
Ezekiel 25:6 · 35:14
Hosea 7:3 · 9:1
Joel 2:21 · 2:23
Obadiah 1:12
Jonah 4:6
Micah 7:8
Zephaniah 3:14
Zechariah 2:14* · 4:10 · 10:7