INTRODUCTION TO JOY

Here we are listing the basic definitions of the words used for joy, joyful, and rejoice in the Old and New Testaments. As with the “Love” introduction page, we have quoted these from The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament, Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter, eds. and The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament, Spiros Zodhiates, ed. Each entry continues on to show the different nuances of the words in specific verses. These books are an excellent resource. The numbering system corresponds to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. WE WILL ADD DEFINITIONS AS WE COME TO THEM IN WRITING THE DEVOTIONALS. THEN WE WILL RE-POST THIS PAGE.

H1523 גִּיל gîyl – a verb meaning to rejoice.

H2302 חָדָה châdâh – A verb meaning to rejoice, to be glad. It depicts a joyous response to something or someone: the goodness of the Lord (Ex. 18:9); figuratively of a day of birth rejoicing (Job 3:6) in certain verb forms to indicate the Lord’s making someone happy (Psalm 21:6-7)

H2304 חֶדְוָה chedvâh –

H2305 חֶדְוָה chedvâh –

H5970 עָלַץ ʻâlats – a verb meaning to rejoice, to be jubilant. It is used of a person rejoicing, especially the Lord.

H7422

H7442 רָנַן rânan

H7797 שׂוּשׂ sûws – a verb meaning to rejoice: to exalt; to be glad. It is a verb that indicates great rejoicing and jubilant celebration.

H8055 שָׂמַח sâmach – a verb meaning to rejoice; to be joyful, to be glad; to gloat. It describes a state and agitation of rejoicing; of being happy . . .

H8056 שָׂמֵחַ sâmêach – An adjective meaning glad, happy, many, joyful. It means to be filled with joy, to be exceedingly glad.

H8057