Original Language Studio
Psalms 40:17
“But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שׂוּשׂsûws · soos
H7797 · Hebrew
H7797 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- Derivation
- or שִׂישׂ; a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be glad, [idiom] greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
- Grammar
- יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 28:63Deuteronomy 28:63Deuteronomy 30:9Deuteronomy 30:9Job 3:22
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 שׂוּשׂ 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.