King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H8057 - Joy

Strong's No.:	H8057

Hebrew:	שִׂמְחָה

Transliteration:	simchâh

Phonetic:	sim-khaw'

Word Origin:	From H8056

Bible Usage:	X-(idiom) exceeding ({-ly}) {gladness} joy ({-fulness}) {mirth} {pleasure} rejoice (-ing).

Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine

Strongs Definition:	blithesomeness or {glee} (religious or festival)

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	1. joy, mirth, gladness a. mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure b. joy (of God) c. glad result, happy issue

Bible References: Joy	1 Sam 18:6 1 King 1:40 1 Chr 12:40 1 Chr 15:16 1 Chr 15:25 1 Chr 29:9 1 Chr 29:17 2 Chr 20:27 2 Chr 30:26 Ezra 3:12 Ezra 3:13 Ezra 6:22 Neh 12:43 Neh 12:43 Esth 8:17 Esth 9:22 Esth 9:22 Job 20:5 Ps 16:11 Ps 137:6 Prov 12:20 Prov 14:10 Prov 15:21 Prov 15:23 Prov 21:15 Eccl 2:10 Eccl 2:26 Eccl 5:20 Eccl 9:7 Isa 9:3 Isa 9:3 Isa 24:11 Isa 29:19 Isa 51:11 Isa 51:11 Isa 55:12 Isa 61:7 Isa 66:5 Jer 48:33 Ezek 36:5 Joel 1:16 Zep 3:17

Translation Occurrences:	exceeding ( 1 ) exceedingly ( 1 ) gladness ( 32 ) joy ( 42 ) joyfulness ( 1 ) mirth ( 8 ) pleasure ( 1 ) rejoice ( 2 ) rejoiced ( 1 ) rejoicing ( 2 )

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