שָׂ֖שׂ
𐤔𐤔
sûws
he rejoiced
To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.
sasa "over joy" (Zulu) · nsansa "gladness, happiness, bright with happiness" (Bemba)Deuteronomy 30:9 · Word #21
Lexicon H7797
| Lemma | שׂוּשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤅𐤔 |
| Transliteration | sûws |
| Strong's | H7797 |
| Definition | To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed. |
Morphology HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he rejoiced |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7797-04
he exulted
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), perfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3ms form denotes a completed act by a masculine singular subject. "He exulted" preserves the root’s sense of active, exuberant, and often outwardly expressed joy rather than a mild internal gladness. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he rejoiced
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'he exulted' is literal but in the context of Yahweh's rejoicing, 'he rejoiced' is the more natural and accepted English rendering. |
Bantu Hebrew
שָׂ֖שׂ (sûws) — To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.