Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
שׂ־מ־ח (s-m-kh)

From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎃 (šmḫ, to be glad, rejoice).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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שָׂמֵחַ (saméakh) (feminine שְׂמֵחָה, masculine plural שְׂמֵחִים, feminine plural שְׂמֵחוֹת)

  1. happy, glad, pleased
  2. merry, joyous, cheerful

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Verb

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שָׂמַח (samákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be happy, glad, joyous, cheerful, merry

Conjugation

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Verb

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שִׂמֵּחַ (siméakh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימח.

Anagrams

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