שָׂמַח (sa.mach) means “to rejoice” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: saw-makh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׂמַח · sa.mach · to rejoice
1) to rejoice, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rejoice 1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at) 1a3) to rejoice (religiously) 1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
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a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV glosses: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| rejoice | 21 |
| be glad | 10 |
| rejoiced | 10 |
| and rejoice | 9 |
| and be glad | 8 |
| gloat | 6 |
| will rejoice | 6 |
| and you shall rejoice | 3 |
| brings joy | 3 |
| they rejoiced | 3 |
| and bring joy | 2 |
| and rejoiced | 2 |
| and rejoices | 2 |
| bring joy | 2 |
| i have rejoiced | 2 |
| is glad | 2 |
| joy | 2 |
| rejoices | 2 |
| to rejoice | 2 |
| will be glad | 2 |
| and are glad | 1 |
| and be joyful | 1 |
| and be merry | 1 |
| and delight | 1 |
| and gladness | 1 |
| and joy | 1 |
| and make them joyful | 1 |
| and making merry | 1 |
| and may you rejoice | 1 |
| and rejoicing | 1 |
| and to rejoice | 1 |
| and you are to rejoice | 1 |
| be celebrated | 1 |
| bringing him great joy | 1 |
| bringing joy | 1 |
| cheers | 1 |
| cheers it up | 1 |
| delight | 1 |
| exult | 1 |
| had made them joyful | 1 |
| had made them rejoice | 1 |
| have made me glad | 1 |
| he gladly | 1 |
| he rejoiced | 1 |
| he rejoices gladly | 1 |
| he will be glad | 1 |
| i rejoice | 1 |
| i was glad | 1 |
| i will be glad | 1 |
| in glee | 1 |
| it and rejoiced | 1 |
| let him rejoice | 1 |
| make us glad | 1 |
| make you glad | 1 |
| may rejoice | 1 |
| merry | 1 |
| pleased | 1 |
| pleasure | 1 |
| rejoicing | 1 |
| shines brightly | 1 |
| so you shall rejoice | 1 |
| that cheers | 1 |
| that gladdens | 1 |
| the people rejoice | 1 |
| then may you rejoice | 1 |
| they delight | 1 |
| they were overjoyed | 1 |
| to enjoy | 1 |
| was glad | 1 |
| we rejoiced | 1 |
| welcomed | 1 |
| will delight in him | 1 |
| you rejoice | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| rejoice | 23 |
| and rejoice | 9 |
| rejoiced | 9 |
| and be glad | 8 |
| be glad | 7 |
| shall rejoice | 7 |
| and thou shalt rejoice | 5 |
| glad | 4 |
| rejoiceth | 4 |
| shall be glad | 4 |
| to rejoice | 4 |
| and rejoiced | 3 |
| and ye shall rejoice | 3 |
| i will be glad | 2 |
| if i rejoiced | 2 |
| maketh a glad | 2 |
| of them rejoice | 2 |
| was glad | 2 |
| also rejoiced | 1 |
| and are glad | 1 |
| and didst rejoice | 1 |
| and let him also rejoice | 1 |
| and let them not rejoice | 1 |
| and make them joyful | 1 |
| and shall cheer up | 1 |
| and they were glad | 1 |
| and to be merry | 1 |
| and to rejoice | 1 |
| and was glad | 1 |
| because i rejoice | 1 |
| because ye were glad | 1 |
| for they shall rejoice | 1 |
| had made them joyful | 1 |
| had made them rejoice | 1 |
| had made them to rejoice | 1 |
| hast made me glad | 1 |
| hath no joy | 1 |
| him he rejoiced | 1 |
| i was glad | 1 |
| in thee rejoice | 1 |
| is glad | 1 |
| make us glad | 1 |
| maketh glad | 1 |
| maketh it glad | 1 |
| maketh merry | 1 |
| may rejoice | 1 |
| neither shouldest thou have rejoiced | 1 |
| rejoicing | 1 |
| shall have joy | 1 |
| shall have no joy | 1 |
| shall joy | 1 |
| shall not rejoice | 1 |
| should rejoice | 1 |
| that he rejoiced | 1 |
| that i may rejoice | 1 |
| thee he will be glad | 1 |
| thee will be glad | 1 |
| them and make them rejoice | 1 |
| then are they glad | 1 |
| there and rejoice | 1 |
| there did we rejoice | 1 |
| therefore they rejoice | 1 |
| they have made thee glad | 1 |
| they joy | 1 |
| they rejoiced | 1 |
| they should rejoice | 1 |
| unto thee making him very | 1 |
| whereof shall make glad | 1 |
| which cheereth | 1 |
| with him then they were glad | 1 |
Page 1 of 3. 147 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Read word by wordOn the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
Read word by wordThere, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
Read word by wordAnd you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
Read word by wordInstead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,
Read word by wordThen you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
Read word by wordand you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
Read word by wordAnd you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
Read word by wordIf a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
Read word by wordSo you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
Read word by wordThere you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.
Read word by wordConcerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
Read word by wordBut the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
Read word by wordif you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.
Read word by wordher husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
Read word by wordAt that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
Read word by wordNow the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.
Read word by wordSo they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
Read word by wordSo all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
Read word by wordHe took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
Read word by wordTell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
Read word by wordWhen Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.21
and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
Read word by wordGlory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Read word by wordLet the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
Read word by wordAnd the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
Read word by wordNow therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
Read word by wordAnd all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
Read word by wordThen all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
Read word by wordand all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
Read word by wordAll the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.
Read word by wordThen Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
Read word by wordThen the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.
Read word by wordFor seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
Read word by wordOn that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
Read word by wordMordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Read word by wordsinging to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
Read word by wordThe righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
Read word by wordif I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
Read word by wordIf I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
Read word by wordBut let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.12
I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.3
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
Read word by wordTherefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
Read word by wordThe precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.9
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.2
A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.2
I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.8
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Read word by wordFor our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
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