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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17

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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7797 - שִׂישׂ

Transliteration

sûws

Phonetics

soos, sece

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2246

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to exult, rejoice
1. (Qal) to exult, display joy

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 21 ‑ ἀγαλλιάω (ag‑al‑lee‑ah'‑o); 1863 ‑ ἐπάγω (ep‑ag'‑o); 5463 ‑ χαίρω (khah'ee‑ro);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (26)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 6

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

BSB (26)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

CSB (24)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

ESV (27)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

KJV (27)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

LEB (25)

Deuteronomy 3

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

LSB (27)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

N95 (19)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

NAS (26)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (27)

Deuteronomy 4

Job 2

Psalms 7

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 1

Zephaniah 1

ASV (26)

and are glad 1

and joy 1

and rejoiceth 2

as he rejoiced 1

but be ye glad 1

he will rejoice 1

her: rejoice 1

him that rejoiceth 1

i have rejoiced 1

i rejoice 1

i will greatly 1

it shall rejoice 1

rejoice 3

rejoice over thee 1

rejoiced 1

shall be glad 1

shall rejoice 1

thee rejoice 2

they are glad 1

we then make mirth 1

will rejoice 1

yea, i will rejoice 1

BSB (26)

and exult 1

and rejoices 1

and take delight 1

but be glad 1

delight 1

exult 1

he delighted 1

he will rejoice 1

i rejoice 1

i will rejoice greatly 1

it pleased 1

it will please 1

rejoice 3

rejoice greatly 1

rejoicing 1

should we rejoice 1

so rejoice 1

they are glad 1

they will celebrate 1

those who gladly 1

will be glad 1

will rejoice 2

yes, i will rejoice 1

CSB (24)

celebrate 1

delight 3

delighted 1

glad 6

rejoice 7

rejoices 2

who joyfully 1

will be glad 1

will rejoice 1

you rejoice 1

ESV (27)

delight 1

exulting 1

exults 1

glad 5

greatly 1

joy 1

joyfully 1

jubilant 1

rejoice 11

take delight 2

took delight 2

KJV (27)

glad 4

greatly 1

joy 1

mirth 1

rejoice 14

rejoiced 3

rejoiceth 3

LEB (25)

and i will rejoice 2

and it exults 1

and they are glad 1

and will rejoice 1

as i would 1

delighted 1

he rejoiced 1

he shall rejoice 1

i will rejoice greatly 1

it is glad 1

it will rejoice 1

let them rejoice 2

rejoice 4

rejoicing 1

shall be glad 1

shall delight 1

shall rejoice 1

the one who rejoices 1

they are pleased 1

will we rejoice 1

LSB (27)

delight 1

delighted 2

greatly 1

joyful 7

rejoice 11

rejoiced 2

rejoices 3

N95 (19)

delight 1

delighted 1

exult 2

glad 5

greatly 1

rejoice 6

rejoiced 1

rejoices 2

NAS (26)

glad 4

greatly 1

joyful 1

rejoice 14

rejoiced 3

rejoices 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (27)

and are glad 1

and joy 1

and rejoices 1

as he rejoiced 1

but be you glad 1

he will rejoice 1

i have rejoiced 1

i rejoice 1

i will greatly 1

it shall rejoice 1

rejoice 3

rejoiced 1

rejoicing 1

shall rejoice 1

they are glad 1

we then make mirth 1

will be glad 1

will rejoice 1

will rejoice over you 1

you meet him who rejoices 1

you rejoice 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1337) x x (סס SS) AC: Turn CO: Moth AB: Joy

A) x x (סס SS) AC: ? CO: Moth AB: ?

N^m ) x x (סס SS) - Moth: From its turning and twisting flight. KJV (1): worm - Strongs: H5580 (סָס)

J) x f x (סוס SWS) AC: Turn CO: Horse AB: joy

V) x f x (סוס SWS) - I. Rejoice:To turn around in joy. [df: VwV VyV]II. Swallow:From its turning and twisting flight. III. Rejoice:As a dancing around in circles. [df: VwV] KJV (27): (vf: Paal) rejoice, glad, joy, mirth - Strongs: H7797 (שִׂישׂ)

N^m ) x f x (סוס SWS) - I. Horse:From its turning around in play. II. Swallow:From its turning and twisting flight. III. Rejoice:As a dancing around in circles. [df: VwV] KJV (140): horse, crane, horseback, crane, rejoice, glad, joy, mirth - Strongs: H5483 (סֻס)

N^f1 ) e x f x (סוסה SWSH) - Mare: KJV (1): horse - Strongs: H5484 (סוּסָה)

a^m) x f x m (מסוס MSWS) - Joy: As a dancing around in circles. [df: VwVm] KJV (17): joy, mirth, rejoice - Strongs: H4885 (מָשׂוֹשׂ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

שׂוּשׂ, שִׂישׂ verb exult, rejoice (Nö^{ZMG xxxvii(1893), 536} derives ('perhaps') from interjection, as

an enticing call, so Gerber²⁰); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׂשׂ Deuteronomy 28:63 +, 1 singular שַׂשְׂתִּי Psalm 119:14, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָשִׂישׂ Deuteronomy 28:63 +, 3 masculine plural יְשֻׂשׂוּם Isaiah 35:1 (Ges^{§ 47n} Kö^{i. 510}, but ם erroneous. Kenn Ol^{§ 244a, probably dittograph}, so Lo Hi Gr Che^Hpt Marti), etc.; Imperative feminine singular שִׂישִׂי Lamentations 4:2, masculine plural שִׂישׂוּ Isaiah 65:18; Isaiah 66:10; Infinitive absolute שׂוֺשׂ Isaiah 61:10; construct לָשׂוּשׂ Deuteronomy 30:9; — exult, display joy, with עַל over, Deuteronomy 28:63 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 30:9 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 32:41; Isaiah 62:5; Zephaniah 3:1 (+ בְּשִׂמְחָה; "" גִּיל), Psalm 119:162; with ב Isaiah 61:10 (שׂוֺשׂ אָשִׂישׂ), Isaiah 65:19; Psalm 35:9 (all "" גּיל) Psalm 40:17; Psalm 68:4 (+ בְּשִׂמְחָה; "" עָלַץ), Psalm 70:5 (all "" שָׂמַח; Psalm 119:14; Job 39:21 (horse), Psalm 19:6 (sun, as athlete); with כִּי and clause Lamentations 1:21; absolute Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 65:18 (both "" גִּיל), Isaiah 64:4 (but strike out שָׂשׂ וְᵐ5 Gr Du Che^Hpt Marti), Isaiah 68:14; Lamentations 4:21 ("" שָׂמַח), Job 3:22 ("" שָׂמַח אֱלֵיגִֿיל), Isaiah 66:10 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb; "" גִּיל), שָׂמַח). — Ezekiel 21:15 is corrupt, Co reads לְאַנְשֵׁי (for נָשִׂישׂ), Krae לִנְשִׂיאֵי, other conjectures in Commentaries: on clause see especially Da Toy^Heb.Hpt.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שִׂישׂ fut. יָשִׂישׂ, once יָשׂוּשׂ Isaiah 35:1, imp. שִׂישׂ, inf. absol. שׂוֹשׂ, constr. שׂוּשׂ to rejoice, to be glad (prop. to leap, to spring, see סוּס ), Job 3:22, followed by עַל Deuteronomy 28:63, 30:9 followed by בְּ in any thing, Isaiah 65:19; Psalms 119:14 specially שׂוּשׂ בַּיהוָֹה Psalms 40:17, 70:5 followed by suff. Isaiah 35:1, יְשֻׂשׂוּם “they shall rejoice for these things” (which are spoken of in the preceding chapter).

Derivatives, מָשׂוֹשׂ, שָׂשׂוֹן.

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List of Word Forms

אָשִׂ֣ישׂ אשיש וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ וְיָשִׂ֥ישׂוּ וְשַׂשְׂתִּ֣י וְשַׂשְׂתִּ֥י וְשָׂ֣שׂ וישיש וישישו ושש וששתי יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ יָשִׂ֤ישׂ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ יָשִׂ֨ישׂ ישיש ישישו יששום לָשׂ֤וּשׂ לשוש נָשִׂ֔ישׂ נשיש שִׂ֤ישִׂי שִׂ֤ישׂוּ שַׂ֗שְׂתִּי שָׂ֔שׂוּ שָׂ֖שׂ שָׂ֣שׂ שָׂ֨שׂ שָׂשׂ֙ שׂ֧וֹשׂ שוש שישו שישי שש ששו ששתי תָּ֝שִׂישׂ תשיש ’ā·śîś ’āśîś aSis lā·śūś laSus lāśūś nā·śîś naSis nāśîś śā·śū sas śāś śaś·tî Sasti śaśtî Sasu śāśū śî·śî śî·śū Sisi śîśî Sisu śîśū śō·wś Sos śōwś tā·śîś Tasis tāśîś veSas vesasTi veyaSis veyaSisu wə·śāś wə·śaś·tî wə·yā·śî·śū wə·yā·śîś wəśāś wəśaśtî wəyāśîś wəyāśîśū yā·śî·śū yā·śîś yaSis yāśîś yaSisu yāśîśū yə·śu·śūm yesuSum yəśuśūm