Hebrew · H8342

שָׂשׂוֹן

Cheerfulness ; specifically, welcome

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שָׂשׂוֹן H8342

Pronunciation śāśôn

What does שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn) mean in the Bible?

שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn): Exuberant joy expressing delight; often marks divine favor or festive celebration in communal contexts

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What does שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn) mean in the Bible?

שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn): Exuberant joy expressing delight; often marks divine favor or festive celebration in communal contexts

How does the BSB render H8342?

The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of joy (7), joy (3), Gladness (2), the joy (2), and gladness (1).

Where does שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 8:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (7), Isaiah (6), Psalms (5), Esther (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

of joy 7× Esther 8:16, Psalms 45:7, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 7:34

joy 3× Psalms 51:8, Isaiah 51:3, Jeremiah 33:9

Gladness 2× Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11

the joy 2× Psalms 51:12, Joel 1:12

and gladness 1× Esther 8:17

are the joy 1× Psalms 119:111

into joy 1× Jeremiah 31:13

my joy 1× Jeremiah 15:16

there is joy 1× Isaiah 22:13

times of joy 1× Zechariah 8:19

With joy 1× Isaiah 12:3

with rejoicing 1× Psalms 105:43

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First aligned row Esther 8:16

Aligned rows 22

Books represented 6

Esther 2 Psalms 5 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 7 Joel 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

שָׂשׂוֹן֙ 5x śā·śō·wn Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 16:9, Jeremiah 25:10

שָׂשׂ֤וֹן 3x śā·śō·wn Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 51:11

שָׂשׂ֣וֹן 2x śā·śō·wn Psalms 51:8, Isaiah 22:13

בְשָׂשׂ֑וֹן 1x ḇə·śā·śō·wn Psalms 105:43

בְּשָׂשׂ֑וֹן 1x bə·śā·śō·wn Isaiah 12:3

וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ 1x wə·śā·śō·wn Esther 8:17

וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן 1x wə·śā·śōn Esther 8:16

לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן 1x lə·śā·śō·wn Jeremiah 15:16

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular 13x Psalms 45:7, Psalms 51:8, Isaiah 22:13, Isaiah 35:10

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 3x Jeremiah 15:16, Jeremiah 31:13, Zechariah 8:19

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Esther 8:16, Esther 8:17

Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 51:12, Psalms 119:111

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 105:43, Isaiah 12:3

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שָׂשׂוֹן

What does שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8342?

Where does שָׂשׂוֹן (śāśôn) appear in Scripture?

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