וְ/שִׂמַּחְתִּי/ם֙

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤌

vesimachetim

and-I-will-make-joyful-them

a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.

H8055

Isaiah 56:7 · Word #5

Lexicon H8055

Lemmaשָׂמַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤇
Transliterationsâmach
Strong'sH8055
In-contextand-I-will-make-joyful-them

Morphology HC/Vpp1cs/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8055-46

and I will cause them to rejoice

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ plus Piel perfect 1cs of שמח with 3mp pronominal suffix; the Piel stem gives a causative sense ("make rejoice").
Rendering RationaleThe root שמח conveys joy or gladness. In the Piel stem it is causative/intensive, meaning "to make glad" or "to cause to rejoice." The form is 1st person common singular with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, hence "I will cause" (1cs) "them" (3mp) "to rejoice."

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Words from Root שמח (joy, gladness, rejoicing, brightening, cheerfulness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8057-01 besimechah in rejoicing-gladness
H8057-02 besimechat in the rejoicing of
H8057-03 bisemachot in rejoicings

Word Usage (158 occurrences of H8055)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 4:14 וְ/שָׂמַ֥ח vesamach he will be glad
Leviticus 23:40 וּ/שְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם usemachetem and-you-shall-rejoice
Deuteronomy 12:7 וּ/שְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם usemachetem and you shall rejoice