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2 Chronicles 23:21

“And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׂמַחsâmach · saw-makh'
H8055 · Hebrew

Definition: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּשְׂמְח֥וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqw3mp
Usage: Occurs 158 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 4:14 Leviticus 23:40 Deuteronomy 12:7 Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 12:18

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׂמַח here.

Verse 20

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.