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2 Chronicles 30:25
“And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יִּשְׂמְח֣וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 158 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 4:14Leviticus 23:40Deuteronomy 12:7Deuteronomy 12:12Deuteronomy 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.
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.