Strong's Lexicon

H8342

H8342 — שָׂשׂוֹן שָׂשׂוֹן

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

Hebrewsasownnoun mascOccurrences: 22TWOT: 2246a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8342
Word:שָׂשׂוֹן שָׂשׂוֹן
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7797
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:22
Transliteration:sasown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-sone' (or sason {saw-sone'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. cheerfulness 2. specifically, welcome
KJV Renderings:gladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8193

שָׂשׂוֹן noun masculine Isa 51:3 exultation, rejoicing; — absolute ׳ שׂ Ps 45:8 +, שָׂשׂן Esth 8:16 construct שְׂשׂוֺן (Sta§ 296 e) Ps 51:14; Ps 119:111 — exulation, joy (especially in ׳ י's favour), Joel 1:12; Isa 12:3; Ps 51:14; Ps 105:43; Ps 119:111 ׳ שֶׁמֶן שׂ (i.e. with which guests were anointed; figurative) Ps 45:8; Isa 61:3 (opposed to אֵבֶל); ׳ שֵׁם שׂ Jer 33:9 (|| תְּהִלָּה; on text v Gie AlbrZAW xvi(1896), 115); elsewhere || שִׂמְחָה : Jer 7:34 ; Jer 15:16 ; Jer 16:9; Jer 25:10; Jer 33:11; Isa 22:13 (only here condemned as reckless, wanton), Isa 35:10; Isa 51:3; Isa 51:11; Zech 8:19; Ps 51:10; Esth 8:16; Esth 8:17 || שָׂמַח Jer 31:13 (opposed to אֵבֶל).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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