What does שִׂמְחָה · χαρά mean in the Bible?
שִׂמְחָה · χαρά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gladness or rejoicing".
Hebrew · H8057, G5479
שִׂמְחָה
Blithesomeness or glee , (religious or festival) · joy
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שִׂמְחָה H8057 blithesomeness or glee , (religious or festival)
χαρά G5479 joy
Pronunciation chará
Joy arising from faith, salvation, or spiritual blessing; often connected with Holy Spirit's presence.
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What does שִׂמְחָה (simchah) mean in the Bible?
שִׂמְחָה · χαρά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gladness or rejoicing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8057, G5479?
H8057, G5479 is connected to 94 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. gladness or rejoicing
Strong's H8057, G5479
Lexical occurrences 94 verses Source Gloss
gladness or rejoicing
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׂמְחָה is built from this root:
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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
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