King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H8055 - Glad

Strong's No.:	H8055

Hebrew:	שָׂמַח

Transliteration:	sâmach

Phonetic:	saw-makh'

Word Origin:	A primitive root

Bible Usage:	cheer {up} be (make) {glad} (have make) joy ({-ful}) be (make) {merry} (cause {to} make to) {rejoice} X-(idiom) very.

Part of Speech:	Verb

Strongs Definition:	probably to brighten {up} that {is} (figuratively) be (causatively make) blithe or gleesome

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	1. to rejoice, be glad a. (Qal) 1. to rejoice 2. to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at) 3. to rejoice (religiously) b. (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad c. (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad

Bible References: Glad	Ex 4:14 1 Sam 11:9 1 Chr 16:31 Esth 8:15 Job 22:19 Ps 9:2 Ps 14:7 Ps 16:9 Ps 32:11 Ps 34:2 Ps 35:27 Ps 40:16 Ps 45:8 Ps 46:4 Ps 53:6 Ps 64:10 Ps 67:4 Ps 68:3 Ps 69:32 Ps 70:4 Ps 90:14 Ps 90:15 Ps 92:4 Ps 97:1 Ps 97:8 Ps 104:15 Ps 104:34 Ps 105:38 Ps 107:30 Ps 118:24 Ps 119:74 Ps 122:1 Prov 10:1 Prov 12:25 Prov 15:20 Prov 23:25 Prov 27:11 Isa 39:2 Jer 20:15 Jer 41:13 Jer 50:11 Lam 4:21 Hos 7:3 Zep 3:14 Zech 10:7

Translation Occurrences:	cheereth ( 1 ) glad ( 45 ) joy ( 5 ) joyful ( 2 ) merry ( 2 ) rejoice ( 73 ) rejoiced ( 19 ) rejoiceth ( 4 ) rejoicing ( 1 ) up ( 1 ) was ( 1 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.