Sameakh leed (שמח לאיד) means gloat in Hebrew.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׂמַח לְאֵיד
sameakh leed
verb
In English
gloat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sameakh leed.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמפיק הנאה מצרותיהם של האחרים.
לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ; שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sameakh leed is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂמַח לְאֵיד
- Written without vowel points
- שמח לאיד
- Said
- sameakh leed
- Root
- ש־מ־ח
- Gematria
- 393
This is how Sameakh leed is said in other languages.
- English
- gloat
The word Sameakh leed comes from the root ש־מ־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Sameakh leed in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sameakh leed.
What does Sameakh leed (שמח לאיד) mean in Hebrew?
Sameakh leed (שמח לאיד) means gloat. It is said sameakh leed, with the stress on me.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמח לאיד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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