שׂוּשׂ
su.s
to rejoice
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שׂוּשׂ (su.s) is defined as "to rejoice." This verb is used 27 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in the Hebrew language. The semantic domain of Emotion & Attitude suggests that this word is closely tied to feelings and emotional states. The usage of שׂוּשׂ spans various contexts, from expressing joy in response to good news (e.g., a wedding) to celebrating significant events or milestones. This verb can also convey a sense of delight or pleasure in one's circumstances. The frequency of its occurrence implies that rejoicing is a fundamental aspect of human experience in the Hebrew worldview. The significance of שׂוּשׂ lies in its emphasis on the emotional and affective dimensions of human experience. By highlighting the importance of rejoicing, this word underscores the value of positive emotions and the significance of celebrating life's joys.
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Occurrences in Scripture
27 total occurrences across the text
who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
Job 39:21He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.
Psalms 19:5which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
Psalms 35:9My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
Psalms 40:16Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”
Psalms 68:3But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Psalms 70:4Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”
Psalms 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Psalms 119:162I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 64:5You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time. Shall we be saved?
Isaiah 65:18But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.
Isaiah 65:19I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.
Isaiah 66:10“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;
Isaiah 66:14You will see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones will flourish like the tender grass. Yahweh’s hand will be known among his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
Jeremiah 32:41Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
Lamentations 1:21“They have heard that I sigh. There is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble. They are glad that you have done it. You will bring the day that you have proclaimed, and they will be like me.
Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked.
Ezekiel 21:10It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Should we then make mirth? The rod of my son condemns every tree.
Zephaniah 3:17Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
Deuteronomy 28:63It will happen that as Yahweh rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Yahweh will rejoice over you to cause you to perish and to destroy you. You will be plucked from the land that you are going in to possess.
Deuteronomy 28:63It will happen that as Yahweh rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Yahweh will rejoice over you to cause you to perish and to destroy you. You will be plucked from the land that you are going in to possess.
Deuteronomy 30:9Yahweh your God will make you prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, for good; for Yahweh will again rejoice over you for good, as he rejoiced over your fathers,
Deuteronomy 30:9Yahweh your God will make you prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, for good; for Yahweh will again rejoice over you for good, as he rejoiced over your fathers,