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Deuteronomy 16:14

“And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.” (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: וְ — conjunction
שָׂמַחְתָּ֖ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqq2ms
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 13 Verse 15

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.