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Hebrew word study

שָׂמַחsâmach — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causativ…

Pronounced “saw-makh'”

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

Translated in the King James as: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, very.

Appears 154 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 1×

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 23:40

Deuteronomy — 10×

Deuteronomy 12:7 Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 12:18 Deuteronomy 14:26 Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 16:14 Deuteronomy 24:5 Deuteronomy 26:11 Deuteronomy 27:7 Deuteronomy 33:18

Judges — 3×

Judges 9:13 Judges 9:19 Judges 19:3

1 Samuel — 5×

1 Sam 2:1 1 Sam 6:13 1 Sam 11:9 1 Sam 11:15 1 Sam 19:5

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 1×

1 Chronicles — 4×

1 Chr 16:10 1 Chr 16:31 1 Chr 29:9+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 7×

2 Chr 6:41 2 Chr 15:15 2 Chr 20:27 2 Chr 23:21 2 Chr 24:10 2 Chr 29:36 2 Chr 30:25

Ezra — 1×

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 12:43+ 2 more in Nehemiah

Esther — 1×

Job — 4×

Job 21:12 Job 22:19 Job 31:25 Job 31:29

Psalms — 52×

Psalms 5:11 Psalms 9:2 Psalms 14:7 Psalms 16:9 Psalms 19:8 Psalms 21:1 Psalms 30:1 Psalms 31:7 Psalms 32:11 Psalms 33:21 Psalms 34:2 Psalms 35:15 Psalms 35:19 Psalms 35:24 Psalms 35:27 Psalms 38:16 Psalms 40:16 Psalms 45:8 Psalms 46:4 Psalms 48:11 Psalms 53:6 Psalms 58:10 Psalms 63:11 Psalms 64:10 Psalms 66:6+ 27 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 17×

Proverbs 5:18 Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 12:25 Proverbs 13:9 Proverbs 15:20 Proverbs 15:30 Proverbs 17:21 Proverbs 23:15 Proverbs 23:24 Proverbs 23:25 Proverbs 24:17 Proverbs 27:9 Proverbs 27:11 Proverbs 29:2 Proverbs 29:3 Proverbs 29:6+ 1 more in Proverbs

Ecclesiastes — 8×

Eccles 3:12 Eccles 3:22 Eccles 4:16 Eccles 5:19 Eccles 8:15 Eccles 10:19 Eccles 11:8 Eccles 11:9

Song of Solomon — 1×

Isaiah — 9×

Isaiah 9:3 Isaiah 9:17 Isaiah 14:8 Isaiah 14:29 Isaiah 25:9 Isaiah 39:2 Isaiah 56:7 Isaiah 65:13 Isaiah 66:10

Jeremiah — 6×

Jeremiah 20:15 Jeremiah 31:13 Jeremiah 41:13 Jeremiah 50:11+ 2 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 2:17 Lam 4:21

Ezekiel — 3×

Ezekiel 7:12 Ezekiel 25:6 Ezekiel 35:14

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 7:3 Hosea 9:1

Joel — 2×

Joel 2:21 Joel 2:23

Obadiah — 1×

Jonah — 1×

Micah — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Zechariah — 4×

Zech 2:10 Zech 4:10 Zech 10:7+ 1 more in Zechariah

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.