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OSHB Prov 17:22 שָׂמֵחַ (sāmēaḩ) Strongs=8056 Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’
contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘cheerful’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (8) of identical word form שָׂמֵחַ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שָׂמֵחַ’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[a_person]_joyful’, ‘[was]_joyful’, ‘joyful’.

DEU 16:15 contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘joyful’ OSHB DEU 16:15 word 21

OET-LV: 15 Seven _of days you _will _celebrate _a _festival to/for_YHWH god _of_your in_place which he _will _choose YHWH if/because he_will _bless _you YHWH god _of_your in_all _of produce _of_your and_in_all _of the _work _of your _two’s _hands _of_of and_you _will _be surely joyful. (DEU_16:15)

OET-RV: 15 Honour your god Yahweh at the place he’ll choose, by celebrating for seven days because he’s blessed your harvest and all your other work. (DEU 16:15)

2 KI 11:14 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_joyful’ word gloss=‘rejoicing’ OSHB 2 KI 11:14 word 15

OET-LV: 14 And_she/it _saw and_see/lo/see the_king was_standing at the_pillar according_the _custom and_the_officials and_the_trumpets were_with the_king and_all the _people _of the_earth/land was_joyful and_it_was_giving _a _blast on_trumpets and_ ˊAtal^yāh _she _tore DOM clothes _of_her and_she/it _called/named treason treason. (KI2_11:14)

OET-RV: 14 and was stunned to see the young, new king standing near the pillar as was the custom, with the captains and the trumpeters near the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and sounding trumpets. Then Atalyah tore her clothes and shouted out, “Treachery! Treason!” (KI2 11:14)

2 CHR 23:13 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_joyful’ word gloss=‘rejoicing’ OSHB 2 CHR 23:13 word 15

OET-LV: 13 And_she/it _saw and_see/lo/see the_king was_standing at pillar _of_his at_entrance and_the_officials and_the_trumpets were_with the_king and_all the _people _of the_earth/land was_joyful and_it_was_giving _a _blast on_trumpets and_the_singers were_with_the _instruments _of (the)_song (and)_they_were_leading to_praise and_ ˊAtal^yāh _she _tore DOM clothes _of_her and_she/it _said treason treason. (CH2_23:13)

OET-RV: 13 to look, and wow, the young king was standing where previous kings had stood by the pillar at the temple entrance, with the commanders and trumpeters beside him. The people were all cheering and blowing trumpets, and singers with instruments were leading the praising. Then Atalyah tore her robe and shouted out, “Treason! Treason!” (CH2 23:13)

EST 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘happy’ OSHB EST 5:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9 And_ Haman _he/it _went _out in _the_day (the)_that joyful and_good heart and_just_as _saw Haman DOM Mārəddəkay at_the _gate _of the_king and_not he _stood _up and_not he _trembled from_him/it and_he _was _filled Haman towards Mārəddəkay rage. (EST_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Haman was feeling very happy as he left the banquet that day. But then he saw Mordekai sitting at the king’s gate and noticed that Mordekai didn’t stand up or show fearful reverence to him. This made Haman furious with Mordekai (EST 5:9)

EST 5:14 contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘joyfully’ OSHB EST 5:14 word 24

OET-LV: 14 And_she/it _said to_him/it Zeresh his/its_wife/woman and_all his _of_friends let _people _make a _gallows high fifty cubit[s] and_in_morning speak to/for_the _king and_people _will _hang DOM Mārəddəkay on/upon/above_him/it and_go with the_king to the_feast joyful and_it _was _good the_message to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Haman and_he/it _made the_tree. (EST_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Get them to install 25-metre high pole, and in the morning get permission from the king, and get them to impale Mordekai on it. Then you can go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.”
¶ That idea sounded good to Haman, so he got the pole erected. (EST 5:14)

PROV 15:13 contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘joyful’ OSHB PROV 15:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 A _heart joyful it _makes _good a _face and_by_sorrow _of heart a _spirit is_stricken. (PRO_15:13)

OET-RV: 13 Inner happiness makes a face glad,
⇔ ^ but a spirit is crushed by a broken heart. (PRO 15:13)

PROV 17:5 contextual word gloss=‘[a_person]_joyful’ word gloss=‘rejoices’ OSHB PROV 17:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 one _who_mocks to_one _who_is_poor he _reproaches his _of_maker a _person_joyful for_calamity not he _will _go _unpunished. (PRO_17:5)

OET-RV: 5 Anyone who mocks the poor, taunts their maker.
⇔ ≈ Someone who’s happy about a calamity won’t go unpunished. (PRO 17:5)

ECC 2:10 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_joyful’ word gloss=‘pleasure’ OSHB ECC 2:10 word 16

OET-LV: 10 And_all/each/any/every that they _asked eyes _of_my not I _withheld from_them not I _restrained DOM heart _of_my from_all pleasure if/because heart _of_my was_joyful from_all toil _of_my and_this it _was reward _of_my from_all toil _of_my. (ECC_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 Everything my eyes wanted, I gave them.
⇔ I didn’t hold back from anything that would make me happy,
⇔ because I was happy inside from all my work
⇔ and that was my reward from all my effort. (ECC 2:10)

Hebrew words (12) other than שָׂמֵחַ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘joyful’

Have 12 other words (וּשְׂמֵחִים, שְׂמֵחִים, שְׂמֵחִים, שְׂמֵחִים, הַשְּׂמֵחִים, שִׂמְחֵי, שְׂמֵחָה, וּשְׂמֵחִים, שְׂמֵחֵי, הַשְּׂמֵחִים, הַשְּׂמֵחִים, שְׂמֵחִים) with 4 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׂמַח’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׂמֵחַ’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׂמֵחַ’)

1 KI 1:40 וּשְׂמֵחִים (ūsəmēḩīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, [they_were]_joyful’ morpheme glosses=‘and, rejoicing’ OSHB 1 KI 1:40 word 8

OET-LV: 40 And_ all _of _they _went _up the_people after_him and_the_people were_playing _the _flute with_flutes and_they_were_joyful joy great and_it _was _split _open the_earth/land by_their _of_sound. (KI1_1:40)

OET-RV: 40 Then all the people followed him back uphill to the city, and the people were playing flutes and were so exuberant in their celebrations that the ground shook with the noise. (KI1 1:40)

1 KI 1:45 שְׂמֵחִים (səmēḩīm) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘rejoicing’ OSHB 1 KI 1:45 word 11

OET-LV: 45 And_they _have _anointed Tsādōq DOM_him/it the_priest/officer and_Nātān the_prophet to_king at_Giyḩōn and_they _have _gone _up from_there joyful and_it _was _stirred the_town that is_the_sound which you(pl)_have _heard. (KI1_1:45)

OET-RV: 45 Then Tsadok and Natan anointed him as king at Gihon. Now they’ve gone back from there cheering all the way, and the whole city is happily celebrating. That’s the noise that you’re all hearing. (KI1 1:45)

1 KI 4:20 וּשְׂמֵחִים (ūsəmēḩīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and_[were], joyful’ morpheme glosses=‘and, rejoicing’ OSHB 1 KI 4:20 word 11

OET-LV: 20 Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) were_numerous like_sand which is_at the_sea to_increase _in _number they_were_eating and_were_drinking and_were_joyful. (KI1_4:20)

OET-RV: 20 Now Yehudah and Yisrael had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They had plenty to eat and drink and they were contented. (KI1 4:20)

1 KI 8:66 שְׂמֵחִים (səmēḩīm) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘joyful’ OSHB 1 KI 8:66 word 11

OET-LV: 66 In _the_day (the)_eighth he _sent _away DOM the_people and_they _blessed DOM the_king and_they _went to_their _of_tents joyful and_good _of heart on all _of the_good which he _had _done YHWH to_Dāvid servant _of_his and_to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) people _of_his. (KI1_8:66)

OET-RV: 66 The next day, he instructed the people to go home, and they blessed the king, then went home feeling happy and encouraged because of all the good things that Yahweh had done for his servant David’s family and for his people Yisrael. (KI1 8:66)

2 CHR 7:10 שְׂמֵחִים (səmēḩīm) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘rejoicing’ OSHB 2 CHR 7:10 word 10

OET-LV: 10 And_on_day _of twenty and_three of_month the_seventh he _sent _away DOM the_people to_their _of_tents joyful and_good _of heart on the_good which he _had _done YHWH to_Dāvid and_to_Shəlomoh and_to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) people _of_his. (CH2_7:10)

OET-RV: 10 Finally after some three weeks, Shelomoh sent the people home—they were cheery and encouraged because of the goodness that Yahweh had displayed to David and Shelomoh, and for his Israeli people. (CH2 7:10)

JOB 3:22 הַשְּׂמֵחִים (hassəmēḩīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׂמַח’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the_joyful, [people]’ morpheme glosses=‘the, rejoice’ OSHB JOB 3:22 word 1

OET-LV: 22 The _joyful_people to rejoicing who_they _exult if/because they _find the_grave. (JOB_3:22)

OET-RV: 22 Those who are happy for happiness sake,
⇔ will celebrate when they find the grave. (JOB 3:22)

PSA 35:26 שְׂמֵחֵי (səmēḩēy) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘the_[people]_joyful_of’ word gloss=‘rejoice_of’ OSHB PSA 35:26 word 4

OET-LV: 26 May _they _be _ashamed and_may _they _be _abashed altogether the_people_joyful _of my _distress _of_of may _they _be _clothed shame and_ignominy those_who_magnify _themselves on_me. (PSA_35:26)

OET-RV: 26 Let anyone who’s happy at my distress be put to shame and become confused.
⇔ ≈ Let those who think they’re better than me be clothed with shame and dishonour. (PSA 35:26)

PSA 113:9 שְׂמֵחָה (səmēḩāh) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘happy’ OSHB PSA 113:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 he_is_causing _to _dwell _of the _barren_woman_of the _house the _mother _of the _children joyful praise Yah. (PSA_113:9)

OET-RV: 9 He gives a home to the barren woman of the house—
⇔ he makes her into a happy mother with children.
⇔ Praise Yahweh. (PSA 113:9)

PSA 126:3 שְׂמֵחִים (səmēḩīm) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘joyful’ word gloss=‘glad’ OSHB PSA 126:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 YHWH He _has _made _great for_doing with_us we _were joyful. (PSA_126:3)

OET-RV: 3 Yahweh did great things for us.
⇔ How glad we were. (PSA 126:3)

PROV 2:14 הַשְּׂמֵחִים (hassəmēḩīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the_[ones], joyful’ morpheme glosses=‘the, delight’ OSHB PROV 2:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 The_ones_joyful for_doing evil they _exult in_perverse _things _of evil. (PRO_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 the ones who are glad to do evil.
⇔ ≈ They rejoice in perverse things of evil, (PRO 2:14)

ISA 24:7 שִׂמְחֵי (simḩēy) Lemma=‘שָׂמֵחַ’ contextual word gloss=‘[the_people]_joyful_of’ word gloss=‘merry_of’ OSHB ISA 24:7 word 7

OET-LV: 7 new _wine It _has _dried _up it _has _languished the_vine all _of they _have _groaned the _people_joyful _of heart. (ISA_24:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (ISA 24:7)

AMOS 6:13 הַשְּׂמֵחִים (hassəmēḩīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׂמַח’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the_joyful, [people]’ morpheme glosses=‘the, rejoice’ OSHB AMOS 6:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 The _joyful_people to debar who_say am_not by_our _own _of_strength have _we _taken to/for_us Qarnāyim. (AMO_6:13)

OET-RV: 13 you who celebrate about capturing Lo-Debar—
⇔ who say, “Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?” (AMO 6:13)