שמחה
See also: שׂמחה
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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שׂ־מ־ח (s-m-kh) |
Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎃𐎚 (šmḫt, “joy”).
Noun
שִׂמְחָה • (simkhá) f (plural indefinite שְׂמָחוֹת, singular construct שִׂמְחַת־, plural construct שִׂמְחוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- (A state of mind, an emotion): joy, happiness, glee.
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- 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.
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- Any behaviour that comes from that state of mind/emotion: a party, being pleased, etc.
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- NIV
- 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 | |||||
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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
- שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה (simkhát torá)
Proper noun
שִׂמְחָה • (simkhá) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- a male or female given name, equivalent to English Simcha.
Verb
שמחה
- (שָׂמְחָה, sam'khá) third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of שָׂמַח
- (שְׂמֵחָה, s'mekhá) feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׂמַח