שמח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׂ־מ־ח (ś-m-ḥ)

From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. 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
    • Tanach, Proverbs 15:13:
      לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִים וּבְעַצְּבַת לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָה׃
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  2. merry, joyous, cheerful

Derived terms

Verb

שָׂמַח • (samákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

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

Conjugation

Verb

שִׂמֵּחַ • (siméakh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימח.

Anagrams

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