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שמח

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שמח

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

adjective שָׂמֵחַ · saméakh · שְׂמֵחָה · שְׂמֵחִים · שְׂמֵחוֹת

  1. happy, glad, pleased לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִים וּבְעַצְּבַת לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָה׃
  2. merry, joyous, cheerful

verb שָׂמַח · samákh · לשמוח · לִשְׂמֹחַ · שִׂמְחָה · -

  1. construction pa'al, intransitive to be happy, glad, joyous, cheerful, merry וַיִּזְבְּחוּ בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא זְבָחִים גְּדוֹלִים וַיִּשְׂמָחוּ כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים שִׂמְּחָם שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וְגַם הַנָּשִׁים וְהַיְלָדִים שָׂמֵחוּ וַתִּשָּׁמַע שִׂמְחַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם מֵרָחוֹק׃

verb שִׂמֵּחַ · siméakh

  1. construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of שימח

In English

  • happy contented, joyous
  • joyful feeling or causing joy
  • merry jolly and full of high-spirits

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"שמח." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%97.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שמח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}