Strong’s definition
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
KJV gloss list in the source
[idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
Source pronunciation notation: sim-khaw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H8056 (שָׂמֵחַ);
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