וְ/שַׂמַּ֣ח

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇

vesamach

and make glad

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

Proverbs 27:11 · Word #3

Lexicon H8055

Lemmaשָׂמַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤇
Transliterationsâmach
Strong'sH8055
In-contextand make glad

Morphology HC/Vpv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8055-38

and he rejoiced / and he caused to rejoice / and you (masculine singular) caused to rejoice

Rootשׂמח (ś-m-ḥ)
Core Meaningsjoy, gladness, rejoicing, brightening, cheer
Semantic Rangeto rejoice, be glad, exult, take delight, make glad, cause to rejoice, bring joy, celebrate
Conceptual SignificanceJoy in the Hebrew Bible is often covenantal and communal, arising from YHWH’s saving acts, provision, and presence. The verb שׂמח expresses both inward delight and the active sharing or causing of joy within the community, highlighting joy as a relational and theological response to divine faithfulness.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ attached to perfect forms of שׂמח. Two occurrences are Qal perfect 3ms (Vqq3ms, Vqp3ms), and one is Piel perfect 2ms (Vpv2ms), indicating an intensive or causative action performed by a masculine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root שׂמח conveys the idea of brightening or entering into joy. The Qal perfect 3ms forms are rendered "he rejoiced," reflecting simple active joy in the third masculine singular. The Piel perfect 2ms form is rendered "you (masculine singular) caused to rejoice," preserving both the intensive/causative nuance of Piel and the second masculine singular person.

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Words from Root שׂמח (joy, gladness, rejoicing, brightening, cheer)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8055-03 hamesamecha the one who makes rejoice
H8055-04 hasemechim the rejoicing ones
H8055-05 hisemacheta you have caused to rejoice
H8057-04 lesimechah for rejoicing-gladness
H8055-23 tisemachenah they shall brighten with joy
H8055-25 tisemechu you shall rejoice
H8057-08 ulesimechah and for rejoicing-joy
H8055-27 usemach and you brightened with joy
H8056-03 usemechim and rejoicing ones
H8055-30 vatisemach and you (masculine singular) brightened-with-joy / and she brightened-with-joy
H8055-36 velisemocha and to rejoice
H8055-40 vesamecha and he rejoiced
H8055-41 vesamechah and she rejoiced
H8057-12 vesimechatekhem in your (men’s) rejoicing-gladness
H8055-50 vyshmch and he will rejoice
H8055-55 yisemachu they will 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