What does מָשׂוֹשׂ (māśwōś) mean in the Bible?
מָשׂוֹשׂ (māśwōś): Joy that encompasses both the inner feeling of delight and its outward expression in celebration.
Hebrew · H4885
מָשׂוֹשׂ
Delight , concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
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מָשׂוֹשׂ H4885
Pronunciation māśwōś
What does מָשׂוֹשׂ (māśwōś) mean in the Bible?
מָשׂוֹשׂ (māśwōś): Joy that encompasses both the inner feeling of delight and its outward expression in celebration.
Full entry for מָשׂוֹשׂ (H4885) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4885?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the joy (2), The joyful (2), . . . (1), a joy (1), and joy (1).
Where does מָשׂוֹשׂ (māśwōś) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 8:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the joy 2× Psalms 48:2, Lamentations 2:15
The joyful 2× Isaiah 24:8
. . . 1× Isaiah 66:10
a joy 1× Isaiah 60:15
and joy 1× Ezekiel 24:25
and rejoiced 1× Isaiah 8:6
her exultation 1× Hosea 2:11
is the joy 1× Job 8:19
Joy 1× Lamentations 5:15
of merriment 1× Isaiah 32:13
rejoices 1× Isaiah 62:5
rejoicing 1× Isaiah 24:11
that brings Me joy 1× Jeremiah 49:25
the delight 1× Isaiah 32:14
to be a delight 1× Isaiah 65:18
Show sample aligned rows
Job 8:19 מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ to is the joy Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 48:2 מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ to the joy Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 8:6 וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ to and rejoiced Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Isaiah 24:8 מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ to The joyful Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 24:8 מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ to the joyful Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 24:11 מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ to rejoicing Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 32:13 מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ to of merriment Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 32:14 מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ to the delight Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 60:15 מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ to a joy Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 62:5 וּמְשׂ֤וֹשׂ to rejoices Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 8:19
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ 3x mə·śō·wś Job 8:19, Isaiah 24:8, Lamentations 5:15
מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ 3x mə·śō·wś Isaiah 24:8, Isaiah 24:11, Isaiah 32:14
מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ 2x mə·śō·wś Isaiah 60:15, Ezekiel 24:25
מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ 2x mā·śō·wś Isaiah 32:13, Isaiah 66:10
וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ 1x ū·mə·śō·wś Isaiah 8:6
וּמְשׂ֤וֹשׂ 1x ū·mə·śō·wś Isaiah 62:5
מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ 1x mə·śō·wś Psalms 48:2
מָשׂ֖וֹשׂ 1x mā·śō·wś Lamentations 2:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 9x Job 8:19, Psalms 48:2, Isaiah 24:8, Isaiah 24:11
Noun - masculine singular 4x Isaiah 32:13, Isaiah 65:18, Isaiah 66:10, Lamentations 2:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 62:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Isaiah 8:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 49:25
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Hosea 2:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Joy that encompasses both the inner feeling of delight and its outward expression in celebration.
Source Gloss
delight , concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Joy that encompasses both the inner feeling of delight and its outward expression in celebration.
delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling) BDB: exultation Usage: joy, mirth, rejoice.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
מָשׂוֹשׂ is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain