שָׂמְח֤וּ — Isaiah 9:2 Hebrew Word Study

שָׂמְח֤וּ

𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅

samechu

they rejoiced

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 9:2 · Word #7

Lexicon `H8055`

Lemma	שָׂמַח
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤌𐤇
Transliteration	sâmach
Strong's	H8055
In-context	they rejoiced

Morphology `HVqp3cp` 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	`c` — Common — Common (both genders)
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 `H8055-13`

they grew glad

Root	שמח (ś-m-ḥ)
Core Meanings	gladness, joy, brightening, cheerfulness
Semantic Range	to rejoice, be glad, become joyful, brighten up, celebrate, exult
Conceptual Significance	שׂמח frequently expresses covenantal and communal joy—rejoicing in YHWH, in salvation, in festivals, or in righteous outcomes. It conveys not mere emotion but a visible, embodied gladness rooted in divine blessing or deliverance.
Morphological Notes	Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person common plural. The Qal here is stative/intransitive, indicating entering or existing in a state of gladness.
Rendering Rationale	The Qal stem of שׂמח expresses the state of becoming or being glad. Rendering it as "they grew glad" preserves the root sense of brightening into joy while accurately reflecting the 3rd person common plural perfect form ("they").

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H8057-01`	besimechah	in rejoicing-gladness
`H8057-02`	besimechat	in the rejoicing of
`H8055-01`	esemach	I will rejoice
`H8055-02`	esemechah	Let me rejoice
`H8057-03`	hasimechah	the rejoicing
`H8055-06`	kisemocha	as rejoicing
`H8055-07`	lisemocha	to be-glad
`H8055-08`	mesamechey	those causing-to-rejoice of
`H8055-09`	nisemechah	let us be glad with joy
`H8055-10`	samach	he rejoiced
`H8055-11`	samacheti	I rejoiced
`H8056-01`	samecha	a rejoicing man
`H8055-12`	samechenu	Gladden us
`H8055-14`	semach	Rejoice, you (masculine singular)!
`H8057-05`	semachot	rejoicings
`H8056-02`	semechim	rejoicing men
`H8055-15`	simacheta	you have gladdened
`H8055-16`	simachetani	You have caused me to rejoice
`H8057-06`	simechah	glad rejoicing
`H8055-17`	simecham	he gladdened them
`H8057-07`	simechat	gladness-of
`H8055-18`	simechi	Rejoice, you (feminine)!
`H8055-19`	simechu	Be glad—brighten up, you men!
`H8055-20`	simechukha	they have caused you to rejoice
`H8055-21`	simochahu	he caused him to rejoice
`H8055-22`	tisemach	may you rejoice (masculine singular)
`H8055-24`	tisemechi	you shall rejoice (O woman)
`H8055-26`	tshmchy	you (feminine singular) shall brighten with joy
`H8055-28`	usemachetem	and you all shall brighten with joy
`H8055-29`	usemachi	and be-glad, you (feminine singular)
`H8057-09`	uvesimechato	and in his rejoicing-gladness
`H8055-31`	vayesamach	and he caused to rejoice
`H8055-32`	vayisemach	and he rejoiced
`H8055-33`	vayisemachu	and they rejoiced
`H8055-34`	vayisemechu	and they rejoiced
`H8055-35`	veesemechah	and let me be glad
`H8055-37`	venisemechah	and let us rejoice
`H8055-39`	vesamacheta	and you shall be glad
`H8055-42`	vesamechu	and they rejoiced
`H8055-43`	vesimach	and he caused to rejoice
`H8055-44`	vesimachetim	and I will cause them to rejoice
`H8057-10`	vesimechah	rejoicing-joy
`H8057-11`	vesimechat	and the rejoicing-of
`H8055-45`	vesimechi	and rejoice, you (feminine singular)!
`H8055-46`	vesimechu	and you (masculine plural) rejoiced
`H8055-47`	veyisemach	and may he rejoice
`H8055-48`	veyisemachu	and they will brighten with joy
`H8055-49`	veyisemechu	and they will rejoice
`H8055-51`	yesamach	he causes to rejoice
`H8055-52`	yesamechenah	he makes her rejoice
`H8055-53`	yesamechu	they cause to rejoice
`H8055-54`	yisemach	he will rejoice
`H8055-56`	yisemechu	let them rejoice

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
Deuteronomy 12:12	וּ/שְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם	usemachetem	and you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 12:18	וְ/שָׂמַחְתָּ֗	vesamacheta	you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 14:26	וְ/שָׂמַחְתָּ֖	vesamacheta	and you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 16:11	וְ/שָׂמַחְתָּ֞	vesamacheta	and you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 16:14	וְ/שָׂמַחְתָּ֖	vesamacheta	and you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 24:5	וְ/שִׂמַּ֖ח	vesimach	and cheer
Deuteronomy 26:11	וְ/שָׂמַחְתָּ֣	vesamacheta	and you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 27:7	וְ/שָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔	vesamacheta	and you shall rejoice
Deuteronomy 33:18	שְׂמַ֥ח	semach	Rejoice
Judges 9:13	הַֽ/מְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ	hamesamecha	which cheers
Judges 9:19	שִׂמְחוּ֙	simechu	rejoice
Judges 9:19	וְ/יִשְׂמַ֥ח	veyisemach	and-may-he-rejoice
Judges 19:3	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֖ח	vayisemach	and rejoiced
1 Samuel 2:1	שָׂמַ֖חְתִּי	samacheti	I rejoice
1 Samuel 6:13	וַֽ/יִּשְׂמְח֖וּ	vayisemechu	and rejoiced
1 Samuel 11:9	וַ/יִּשְׂמָֽחוּ	vayisemachu	and they were glad
1 Samuel 11:15	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֨ח	vayisemach	and rejoiced
1 Samuel 19:5	וַ/תִּשְׂמָ֑ח	vatisemach	and rejoiced
2 Samuel 1:20	תִּשְׂמַ֨חְנָה֙	tisemachenah	rejoice
1 Kings 5:21	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֣ח	vayisemach	and he rejoiced
2 Kings 11:20	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֥ח	vayisemach	and rejoiced
Isaiah 9:2	שָׂמְח֤וּ	samechu	they rejoiced
Isaiah 9:16	יִשְׂמַ֣ח	yisemach	will rejoice
Isaiah 14:8	שָׂמְח֥וּ	samechu	rejoice
Isaiah 14:29	תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י	tisemechi	rejoice
Isaiah 25:9	וְ/נִשְׂמְחָ֖ה	venisemechah	and rejoice
Isaiah 39:2	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֣ח	vayisemach	and he rejoiced
Isaiah 56:7	וְ/שִׂמַּחְתִּי/ם֙	vesimachetim	and-I-will-make-joyful-them
Isaiah 65:13	יִשְׂמָ֖חוּ	yisemachu	will rejoice
Isaiah 66:10	שִׂמְח֧וּ	simechu	Rejoice
Jeremiah 20:15	שַׂמֵּ֖חַ	samecha	making glad
Jeremiah 20:15	שִׂמֳּחָֽ/הוּ	simochahu	him very glad
Jeremiah 31:13	תִּשְׂמַ֤ח	tisemach	will rejoice
Jeremiah 31:13	וְ/שִׂמַּחְתִּ֖י/ם	vesimachetim	and make them rejoice
Jeremiah 41:13	וַ/יִּשְׂמָֽחוּ	vayisemachu	they rejoiced
Jeremiah 50:11	תשמחי	tshmchy	you rejoice
Jeremiah 50:11	תִשְׂמְחוּ֙	tisemechu	you rejoice
Ezekiel 7:12	יִשְׂמָ֔ח	yisemach	rejoice
Ezekiel 25:6	וַ/תִּשְׂמַ֤ח	vatisemach	and rejoiced
Ezekiel 35:14	כִּ/שְׂמֹ֨חַ֙	kisemocha	as it rejoices
Hosea 7:3	יְשַׂמְּחוּ	yesamechu	they make glad
Hosea 9:1	תִּשְׂמַ֨ח	tisemach	rejoice
Joel 2:21	וּ/שְׂמָ֔חִי	usemachi	and be glad
Joel 2:23	וְ/שִׂמְחוּ֙	vesimechu	and-rejoice
Amos 6:13	הַ/שְּׂמֵחִ֖ים	hasemechim	who rejoice
Obadiah 1:12	תִּשְׂמַ֥ח	tisemach	rejoice
Jonah 4:6	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֥ח	vayisemach	and-was-glad
Micah 7:8	תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י	tisemechi	rejoice
Habakkuk 1:15	יִשְׂמַ֥ח	yisemach	he rejoices
Zephaniah 3:14	שִׂמְחִ֤י	simechi	be glad
Zechariah 2:14	וְ/שִׂמְחִ֖י	vesimechi	and rejoice
Zechariah 4:10	וְ/שָׂמְח֗וּ	vesamechu	and they shall rejoice
Zechariah 10:7	וְ/שָׂמַ֥ח	vesamach	and their heart will rejoice
Zechariah 10:7	וְ/שָׂמֵ֔חוּ	vesamechu	and be glad
Psalms 5:12	וְ/יִשְׂמְח֨וּ	veyisemechu	and-they-will-rejoice
Psalms 9:3	אֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה	esemechah	I will rejoice
Psalms 14:7	יִשְׂמַ֥ח	yisemach	will be glad
Psalms 16:9	שָׂמַ֣ח	samach	is glad
Psalms 19:9	מְשַׂמְּחֵי	mesamechey	rejoicing
Psalms 21:2	יִשְׂמַח	yisemach	will-rejoice
Psalms 30:2	שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ	simacheta	you have made rejoice
Psalms 31:8	וְ/אֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה	veesemechah	and I will rejoice
Psalms 32:11	שִׂמְח֬וּ	simechu	be glad
Psalms 33:21	יִשְׂמַ֣ח	yisemach	rejoices
Psalms 34:3	וְ/יִשְׂמָֽחוּ	veyisemachu	and-let-rejoice
Psalms 35:15	שָׂמְח֪וּ	samechu	they rejoiced
Psalms 35:19	יִשְׂמְחוּ	yisemechu	rejoice
Psalms 35:24	יִשְׂמְחוּ	yisemechu	let them rejoice
Psalms 35:27	וְ/יִשְׂמְחוּ֮	veyisemechu	and let them be glad
Psalms 38:17	יִשְׂמְחוּ	yisemechu	they rejoice
Psalms 40:17	וְ/יִשְׂמְח֨וּ	veyisemechu	and let them be glad
Psalms 45:9	שִׂמְּחֽוּ/ךָ	simechukha	gladden-you
Psalms 46:5	יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ	yesamechu	make glad
Psalms 48:12	יִשְׂמַ֤ח	yisemach	let rejoice
Psalms 53:7	יִשְׂמַ֥ח	yisemach	will be glad
Psalms 58:11	יִשְׂמַ֣ח	yisemach	will rejoice
Psalms 63:12	יִשְׂמַ֪ח	yisemach	will rejoice
Psalms 64:11	יִשְׂמַ֬ח	yisemach	will rejoice
Psalms 66:6	נִשְׂמְחָה	nisemechah	we rejoiced
Psalms 67:5	יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּ	yisemechu	let rejoice
Psalms 68:4	יִשְׂמְח֣וּ	yisemechu	will be glad
Psalms 69:33	יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ	yisemachu	will rejoice
Psalms 70:5	וְ/יִשְׂמְח֨וּ	veyisemechu	and rejoice
Psalms 85:7	יִשְׂמְחוּ	yisemechu	will rejoice
Psalms 86:4	שַׂ֭מֵּחַ	samecha	Make glad
Psalms 89:43	הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּ	hisemacheta	made rejoice
Psalms 90:14	וְ֝/נִשְׂמְחָ֗ה	venisemechah	and be glad
Psalms 90:15	שַׂ֭מְּחֵ/נוּ	samechenu	Make us glad
Psalms 92:5	שִׂמַּחְתַּ֣/נִי	simachetani	you have gladdened me
Psalms 96:11	יִשְׂמְח֣וּ	yisemechu	let rejoice
Psalms 97:1	יִ֝שְׂמְח֗וּ	yisemechu	let be glad
Psalms 97:8	וַ/תִּשְׂמַ֨ח	vatisemach	and was glad
Psalms 97:12	שִׂמְח֣וּ	simechu	Rejoice
Psalms 104:15	יְשַׂמַּ֬ח	yesamach	makes glad
Psalms 104:31	יִשְׂמַ֖ח	yisemach	rejoice
Psalms 104:34	אֶשְׂמַ֥ח	esemach	shall rejoice
Psalms 105:3	יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח	yisemach	let be glad
Psalms 105:38	שָׂמַ֣ח	samach	was glad
Psalms 106:5	לִ֭/שְׂמֹחַ	lisemocha	that I may rejoice
Psalms 107:30	וַ/יִּשְׂמְח֥וּ	vayisemechu	Then they were glad
Psalms 107:42	וְ/יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ	veyisemachu	and rejoice
Psalms 109:28	יִשְׂמָֽח	yisemach	shall rejoice
Psalms 118:24	וְ/נִשְׂמְחָ֣ה	venisemechah	and be glad
Psalms 119:74	וְ/יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ	veyisemachu	and rejoice
Psalms 122:1	שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי	samacheti	I rejoiced
Psalms 149:2	יִשְׂמַ֣ח	yisemach	Let rejoice
Proverbs 5:18	וּ֝/שְׂמַ֗ח	usemach	and rejoice
Proverbs 10:1	יְשַׂמַּח	yesamach	makes glad
Proverbs 12:25	יְשַׂמְּחֶֽ/נָּה	yesamechenah	makes-it-glad
Proverbs 13:9	יִשְׂמָ֑ח	yisemach	rejoices
Proverbs 15:20	יְשַׂמַּח	yesamach	makes glad
Proverbs 15:30	יְשַׂמַּֽח	yesamach	gladdens
Proverbs 17:21	יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח	yisemach	rejoices
Proverbs 23:15	יִשְׂמַ֖ח	yisemach	will rejoice
Proverbs 23:24	ו/ישמח	vyshmch	and will rejoice
Proverbs 23:24	יִשְׂמַח	yisemach	he will rejoice
Proverbs 23:24	בּֽ/וֹ	bo	in him
Proverbs 23:25	יִֽשְׂמַח	yisemach	let-him-rejoice
Proverbs 24:17	תִּשְׂמָ֑ח	tisemach	rejoice
Proverbs 27:9	יְשַׂמַּֽח	yesamach	makes-glad
Proverbs 27:11	וְ/שַׂמַּ֣ח	vesamach	and make glad
Proverbs 29:2	יִשְׂמַ֣ח	yisemach	rejoices
Proverbs 29:3	יְשַׂמַּ֣ח	yesamach	makes glad
Proverbs 29:6	וְ/שָׂמֵֽחַ	vesamecha	and rejoices
Job 3:22	הַ/שְּׂמֵחִ֥ים	hasemechim	who rejoice
Job 21:12	וְ֝/יִשְׂמְח֗וּ	veyisemechu	and they rejoice
Job 22:19	וְ/יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ	veyisemachu	and rejoice
Job 31:25	אֶ֭שְׂמַח	esemach	I have rejoiced
Job 31:29	אֶ֭שְׂמַח	esemach	I-rejoiced
Song of Songs 1:4	וְ/נִשְׂמְחָה֙	venisemechah	and rejoice
Lamentations 2:17	וַ/יְשַׂמַּ֤ח	vayesamach	he has made rejoice
Lamentations 4:21	וְ/שִׂמְחִי֙	vesimechi	and-be-glad
Ecclesiastes 3:12	לִ/שְׂמ֔וֹחַ	lisemocha
Ecclesiastes 3:22	יִשְׂמַ֤ח	yisemach
Ecclesiastes 4:16	יִשְׂמְחוּ	yisemechu
Ecclesiastes 5:18	וְ/לִ/שְׂמֹ֖חַ	velisemocha
Ecclesiastes 8:15	וְ/לִ/שְׂמ֑וֹחַ	velisemocha
Ecclesiastes 10:19	יְשַׂמַּ֣ח	yesamach	makes merry
Ecclesiastes 11:8	יִשְׂמָ֑ח	yisemach	let him rejoice
Ecclesiastes 11:9	שְׂמַ֧ח	semach	Rejoice
Esther 8:15	וְ/שָׂמֵֽחָה	vesamechah	and was glad
Ezra 6:22	שִׂמְּחָ֣/ם	simecham	had made them joyful
Nehemiah 12:43	וַ/יִּשְׂמָ֗חוּ	vayisemachu	and they rejoiced
Nehemiah 12:43	שִׂמְּחָ/ם֙	simecham	had made them rejoice
Nehemiah 12:43	שָׂמֵ֑חוּ	samechu	rejoiced
1 Chronicles 16:10	יִשְׂמַ֕ח	yisemach	let rejoice
1 Chronicles 29:9	וַ/יִּשְׂמְח֤וּ	vayisemechu	and they rejoiced
1 Chronicles 29:9	שָׂמַ֖ח	samach	rejoiced
2 Chronicles 6:41	יִשְׂמְח֥וּ	yisemechu	let-them-rejoice
2 Chronicles 15:15	וַ/יִּשְׂמְח֨וּ	vayisemechu	and they rejoiced
2 Chronicles 20:27	שִׂמְּחָ֥/ם	simecham	had made them rejoice
2 Chronicles 23:21	וַ/יִּשְׂמְח֥וּ	vayisemechu	and rejoiced
2 Chronicles 24:10	וַ/יִּשְׂמְח֥וּ	vayisemechu	and they rejoiced
2 Chronicles 29:36	וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֤ח	vayisemach	And rejoiced
2 Chronicles 30:25	וַֽ/יִּשְׂמְח֣וּ	vayisemechu	and rejoiced

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Lexicon H8055

Morphology HVqp3cp All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H8055-13

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

Word Usage (158 occurrences of H8055)

Lexicon `H8055`

Morphology `HVqp3cp` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H8055-13`