Sameakh (שמח) means joyful in Hebrew.
It can also mean merry. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
joyful, merry
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sameakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החווה שמחה.
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תָּחֹג לַיהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ [...] וְהָיִיתָ אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sameakh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂמֵחַ
- Written without vowel points
- שמח
- Said
- sameakh
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- שְׂמֵחִים
- Feminine form
- שְׂמֵחָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׂמֵחָה, ר' שְׂמֵחִים, נ"ר שְׂמֵחוֹת
- Gematria
- 348
This is how Sameakh is said in other languages.
- English
- joyful, merry
- Arabic
- مَسْرُور, فَرِح
- Russian
- радостный, весёлый
These words mean nearly the same as Sameakh.
- טוב לב
- עליזjolly
- מאושר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sameakh.
- מדוכא
- סר
- עצוב
- שבוז
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sameakh.
The word Sameakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו
- שמח במועט
- שמח לאיד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Sameakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sameakh.
What does Sameakh (שמח) mean in Hebrew?
Sameakh (שמח) means joyful and merry. It is said sameakh, with the stress on me.
What is a synonym for Sameakh (שמח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sameakh (שמח) are טוב לב, עליז, and מאושר.
What is the opposite of Sameakh (שמח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sameakh (שמח) are מדוכא, סר, עצוב, and שבוז.
What rhymes with Sameakh (שמח)?
Words that rhyme with Sameakh (שמח) include ירח, ריח, מפתח, פיקח, מח, and פיסח.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.