שמחה

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See also: שׂמחה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׂ־מ־ח (s-m-kh)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎃𐎚 (šmḫt, “joy”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

שִׂמְחָה • (simkhá) f (plural indefinite שְׂמָחוֹת, singular construct שִׂמְחַת־, plural construct שִׂמְחוֹת־)

  1. (A state of mind, an emotion): joy, happiness, glee.
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 1:40, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל־הָעָם אַֽחֲרָיו וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים וּשְׂמֵחִים שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וַתִּבָּקַע הָאָרֶץ בְּקוֹלָם׃
      And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
  2. Any behaviour that comes from that state of mind/emotion: a party, being pleased, etc.
    • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 7:4, with translation of the New International Version:
      לֵב חֲכָמִים בְּבֵית אֵבֶל וְלֵב כְּסִילִים בְּבֵית שִׂמְחָה׃
      The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Declension

Declension of שִׂמְחָה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite שִׂמְחָה first שִׂמְחָתִי שִׂמְחָתֵנוּ
definite הַשִּׂמְחָה second שִׂמְחָתְךָ שִׂמְחָתֵךְ שִׂמְחַתְכֶם שִׂמְחַתְכֶן
construct שִׂמְחַת־ third שִׂמְחָתוֹ שִׂמְחָתָהּ שִׂמְחָתָם שִׂמְחָתָן
plural indefinite שְׂמָחוֹת first שמחותיי / שִׂמְחוֹתַי שִׂמְחוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַשְּׂמָחוֹת second שִׂמְחוֹתֶיךָ שמחותייך / שִׂמְחוֹתַיִךְ שִׂמְחוֹתֵיכֶם שִׂמְחוֹתֵיכֶן
construct שִׂמְחוֹת־ third שִׂמְחוֹתָיו שִׂמְחוֹתֶיהָ שִׂמְחוֹתָם שִׂמְחוֹתָן

Derived terms

Proper noun

שִׂמְחָה • (simkhá) m or f

  1. a male or female given name, equivalent to English Simcha

Verb

שמחה

  1. (שָׂמְחָה, sam'khá) third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of שָׂמַח
  2. (שְׂמֵחָה, s'mekhá) feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׂמַח

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