Rejoicing
שָׂשׂוֹןStrong’s H8342sasvon (sa-s-von)
Appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sasvon is the Hebrew word usually translated “joy”, “joy of” and “into joy”. It appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.”
Meaning
- Gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicingexultation, joy
How it's translated
- joy 14
- and joy 2
- joy of 2
- with joy 2
- a joy 1
- into joy 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 7
- Isaiah 6
- Psalms 5
- Esther 2
- Joel 1
- Zechariah 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Esther 8:16The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
- Esther 8:17And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
- Psalms 45:7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Psalms 51:8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
- Psalms 51:12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
- Psalms 105:43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Hebrew dictionary
שָׂשׂוֹן sasvon · rejoicing
1) gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing 1a) exultation, joy
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rejoicing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REJOIC'ING, participle present
tense Animating with gladness; exhilarating; feeling joy.
All definitions and other forms of “rejoicing”
REJOIC'ING, participle present
tense Animating with gladness; exhilarating; feeling joy.
REJOIC'ING, noun
- The act of expressing joy and gladness.“The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous” Psalms 118:15
- The subject of joy.“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart” Psalms 119:111
- The experience of joy. Galatians 6:4
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.