שמח

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׂ־מ־ח (s-m-kh)

From Proto-Semitic . Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎃 (šmḫ, “to be glad, rejoice”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

שָׂמֵחַ • (saméakh) (feminine שְׂמֵחָה, masculine plural שְׂמֵחִים, feminine plural שְׂמֵחוֹת)

  1. happy, glad, pleased
  2. merry, joyous, cheerful

Derived terms

Verb

שָׂמַח • (samákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be happy, glad, joyous, cheerful, merry

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׂמַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׂמַחְתִּי שָׂמַחְנוּ
second שָׂמַחְתָּ שָׂמַחְתְּ שְׂמַחְתֶּם1 שְׂמַחְתֶּן1
third שָׂמַח שָׂמְחָה שָׂמְחוּ
present שָׂמֵחַ שְׂמֵחָה שְׂמֵחִים שְׂמֵחוֹת
future first אֶשְׂמַח נִשְׂמַח
second תִּשְׂמַח תִּשְׂמְחִי תִּשְׂמְחוּ תִּשְׂמַחְנָה2
third יִשְׂמַח תִּשְׂמַח יִשְׂמְחוּ תִּשְׂמַחְנָה2
imperative שְׂמַח שִׂמְחִי שִׂמְחוּ שְׂמַחְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׂמַחְתֶּם and שָׂמַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

שִׂמֵּחַ • (siméakh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימח.

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