H7797 — שׂוּשׂ שִׂישׂ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewsuwsverbOccurrences: 27

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7797
Word:	שׂוּשׂ שִׂישׂ
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	27
Transliteration:	suws
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	soos (or siys {sece}) v.
Meaning:	1. to be bright, i.e. cheerful
KJV Renderings:	be glad, X greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.

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שׂוּשׂ, שִׂישׂ verb exult, rejoice (Nö^{ZMG xxxvii(1893), 536} derives ('perhaps') from interjection, as [untranscribed source text 5233] an enticing call, so Gerber²⁰); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׂשׂ Deut 28:63 +, 1 singular שַׂשְׂתִּי Ps 119:14, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָשִׂישׂ Deut 28:63 +, 3 masculine plural יְשֻׂשׂוּם Isa 35:1 (Ges^{«GKC:47n»§ 47n} Kö^{i. 510}, but ם erroneous. Kenn Ol^{§ 244 a, probably dittograph}, so Lo Hi Gr Che^Hpt Marti), etc.; Imperative feminine singular שִׂישִׂי Lam 4:2, masculine plural שִׂישׂוּ Isa 65:18; Isa 66:10 Infinitive absolute שׂוֺשׂ Isa 61:10 construct לָשׂוּשׂ Deut 30:9 — exult, display joy, with עַל over, Deut 28:63 (twice in verse); Deut 30:9 (twice in verse); Jer 32:41; Isa 62:5; Zeph 3:1 (+ בְּשִׂמְחָה; || גִּיל), Ps 119:162 with ב Isa 61:10 ( שׂוֺשׂ אָשִׂישׂ), Isa 65:19; Ps 35:9 (all || גּיל) Ps 40:17; Ps 68:4 (+ בְּשִׂמְחָה; || עָלַץ), Ps 70:5 (all || שָׂמַח; Ps 119:14; Job 39:21 (horse), Ps 19:6 (sun, as athlete); with כִּי and clause Lam 1:21 absolute Isa 35:1 ; Isa 65:18 (both || גִּיל), Isa 64:4 (but strike out שָׂשׂ וְ ᵐ5 Gr Du Che^Hpt Marti), Isa 68:14; Lam 4:21 (|| שָׂמַח), Job 3:22 (|| שָׂמַח אֱלֵיגִֿיל), Isa 66:10 (accusative of cognate meaning with verb; || גִּיל), שָׂמַח). — Ezek 21:15 is corrupt, Co reads לְאַנְשֵׁי (for נָשִׂישׂ), Krae לִנְשִׂיאֵי, other conjectures in Commentaries: on clause see especially Da Toy^Heb.Hpt.