Hebrew · H8055, G2165 · unreviewed

יִשְׂמְּחֶנָּה

Probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome · to celebrate

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שָׂמַח H8055 probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

Pronunciation samach

Joy rooted in brightening—moves from physical illumination to emotional gladness, often involving celebration and festive delight.

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εὐφραίνω G2165 to celebrate

Pronunciation euphraínō

Active sense means to gladden another; passive means to rejoice or celebrate with festive joy.

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What does יִשְׂמְּחֶנָּה (yesamchennah) mean in the Bible?

שָׂמַח · εὐφραίνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to gladden, bring joy".

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Meaning

to gladden, bring joy

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 66×

Imperfect 1Chr 16:10 · Eccl 3:22 · Hab 1:15 · Isa 9:16 · Prov 13:9 · Prov 17:21 · Prov 23:15 · Prov 23:24 · Prov 29:2 · Ps 14:7 · Ps 21:2 · Ps 33:21 · Ps 48:12 · Ps 53:7 · Ps 58:11 · Ps 63:12 38×

Jussive Eccl 11:8 · Ezek 7:12 · Prov 23:25 · Hos 9:1 · Obad 1:12 · Prov 24:17 · Isa 14:29 · Mic 7:8 · Ps 35:19 · Ps 35:24 10×

Perfect Isa 9:2 · Isa 14:8 · Neh 12:43 · Ps 35:15 · 1Chr 29:9 · Ps 16:9 · Ps 105:38 · 1Sam 2:1 · Ps 122:1 9×

Sequential imperfect Isa 66:10 · Judg 9:19 · Ps 32:11 · Ps 97:12 · Deut 33:18 · Eccl 11:9 · Zeph 3:14 7×

Cohortative Ps 9:3 · Ps 66:6 2×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 13×

Imperfect Eccl 10:19 · Prov 10:1 · Prov 15:20 · Prov 15:30 · Prov 27:9 · Prov 29:3 · Ps 104:15 · Hos 7:3 · Ps 46:5 9×

Infinitive absolute Jer 20:15 1×

Participle active Ps 19:9 1×

Perfect Ps 30:2 1×

Sequential imperfect Ps 86:4 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×

Perfect Ps 89:43 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 80 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 57 Perfect 11 Imperative 8 Cohortative 2 Infinitive absolute 1 Participle 1

Stem

Qal 66 Piel 13 Hiphil 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 44 Indicative 11 Jussive 10 Imperative 8 Indicative/cohortative 3

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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