- Original: שׂמח - Transliteration: Sameach - Phonetic: saw-may'-akh - Definition: 1. joyful, merry, glad a. joyful, showing joy b. you who rejoice (subst) - Origin: from H8055 - TWOT entry: 2268a - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From H8055 ; blithe or gleeful: - (be) glad joyful (making) merry ([-hearted]) rejoice (-ing). Total KJV Occurrences: 20 • glad, 3 2 Chronicles 7:10; Psalm 126:3; Proverbs 17:5 • joyful, 3 1 Kings 8:66; Esther 5:9; Psalm 113:9 • merrily, 1 Esther 5:14 • merry, 3 1 Kings 4:20; Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22 • merryhearted, 1 Isaiah 24:7 • rejoice, 4 Deuteronomy 16:15; Job 3:22; Psalm 35:26; Proverbs 2:14 • rejoiced, 4 1 Kings 1:40; 2 Kings 11:14; 2 Chronicles 23:13; Ecclesiastes 2:10 • rejoicing, 1 1 Kings 1:45