Hebrew word

sâmêach

saw-may'-akh

שָׂמֵחַ

What it means

blithe or gleeful

Where it comes from

from sâmach (שָׂמַח)

How the King James translates it

rejoiced4
rejoice4
merry3
joyful3
glad2
rejoicing1
merrily1
merryhearted1

Every place it appears 19

1 Kings1:40 1:45 4:20 8:66

2 Kings11:14

2 Chronicles7:10 23:13

Esther5:9 5:14

Job3:22

Psalms35:26 113:9

Proverbs2:14 15:13 17:5 17:22

Ecclesiastes2:10

Isaiah24:7

Amos6:13