וּ֝/שְׂמַ֗ח — Proverbs 5:18 Hebrew Word Study

וּ֝/שְׂמַ֗ח

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇

usemach

and rejoice

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 5:18 · Word #4

Lexicon `H8055`

Lemma	שָׂמַח
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤌𐤇
Transliteration	sâmach
Strong's	H8055
In-context	and rejoice

Morphology `HC/Vqv2ms` All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 `H8055-27`

and you brightened with joy

Root	שׂמח (ś-m-ḥ)
Core Meanings	joy, gladness, brightening, exultation
Semantic Range	to rejoice, be glad, brighten up, exult, take joy, celebrate, make merry
Conceptual Significance	שׂמח expresses covenantal and communal joy, often tied to divine blessing, worship, and obedience. Joy in the Hebrew Bible is not merely emotional but reflects a state of well-being rooted in relationship with יהוה and participation in His appointed times and acts of deliverance.
Morphological Notes	Conjunction ו + Qal verb, vav-consecutive form, 2nd masculine singular (Vqv2ms), indicating a completed action in past narrative sequence addressed to a male individual.
Rendering Rationale	The root שׂמח conveys the idea of brightening or becoming glad. Rendering it as "brightened with joy" preserves the imagery of inner illumination inherent in the root. The form is Qal with vav-consecutive, second masculine singular, reflected in "you" (ms) within a past narrative sequence introduced by "and."

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

Words from Root שׂמח (joy, gladness, brightening, exultation)

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
`H8057-07`	ulesimechah	and for rejoicing-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
`H8055-38`	vesamach	and he rejoiced / and he caused to rejoice / and you (masculine singular) caused to rejoice
`H8055-40`	vesamecha	and he rejoiced
`H8055-41`	vesamechah	and she rejoiced
`H8057-10`	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
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 HC/Vqv2ms All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H8055-27

Words from Root שׂמח (joy, gladness, brightening, exultation)

Word Usage (158 occurrences of H8055)

Lexicon `H8055`

Morphology `HC/Vqv2ms` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H8055-27`