What does אַךְ · שָׂמֵחַ mean in the Bible?
אַךְ · שָׂמֵחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Altogether joyful — Deuteronomy's strongest joy expression".
Hebrew · H389, H8056
אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ
A particle of affirmation , surely ; hence (by limitation) only · blithe or gleeful
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אַךְ H389 a particle of affirmation , surely ; hence (by limitation) only
Pronunciation ʾakĕ
Emphatic affirmation particle that narrows scope: "surely" when affirming, "only" when restricting focus.
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שָׂמֵחַ H8056 blithe or gleeful
Pronunciation šāmēḥa
Joy that wells up from inner gladness and overflows into outward celebration and merriment
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What does אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ (akh same'ach) mean in the Bible?
אַךְ · שָׂמֵחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Altogether joyful — Deuteronomy's strongest joy expression".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H389, H8056?
H389, H8056 is connected to 181 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Altogether joyful — Deuteronomy's strongest joy expression
Strong's H389, H8056
Lexical occurrences 181 verses Source Gloss
Altogether joyful — Deuteronomy's strongest joy expression
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ is built from this root:
אָכֵן H403
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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