Skip to main content

Simkha (שמחה) means joy in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שִׂמְחָה
simkha
noun · feminine
In English

joy

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Simkha.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מצב נפשי טוב של מרץ וחיוניות. היא מתקשרת לשלמות ולסיפוק, הבאים כשהאדם חש שיש לו את כל שהוא מבקש.
    וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל-הָעָם, אַחֲרָיו, וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים, וּשְׂמֵחִים שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה; וַתִּבָּקַע הָאָרֶץ, בְּקוֹלָם
  2. 2
    חגיגה, התנהגות הנובעת מתחושת שמחה (1).
    לֵב חֲכָמִים בְּבֵית אֵבֶל; וְלֵב כְּסִילִים בְּבֵית שִׂמְחָה
  3. 3
    שם פרטי לזכר ולנקבה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Simkha is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שִׂמְחָה
Written without vowel points
שמחה
Said
simkha
Pattern
קִטְלָה
Plural
שְׂמָחוֹת
Inflections
ר' שְׂמָחוֹת; שִׂמְחַת־, ר' שִׂמְחוֹת־
Gematria
353

This is how Simkha is said in other languages.

English
joy
Arabic
فرح
Russian
ра́дость
French
joie
Spanish
alegría
German
Freude
Yiddish
פֿרייד

These words mean nearly the same as Simkha.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Simkha.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Simkha.

The word Simkha is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אולם שמחות
  • אין מערבין שמחה בשמחה
  • אין שמחה אלא ביין
  • בעל שמחה
  • מועדים לשמחה
  • משבית שמחות
  • שמחת זקנתי
  • שמחה לאיד
  • שמחת תורה
  • אין שמחה כהתרת הספקות

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words come before and after Simkha in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Simkha.

What does Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩) means joy. It is said simkha, with the stress on kha.

What is a synonym for Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩) are ⁨גיל⁩, ⁨דיצה⁩, ⁨משוש⁩, ⁨עליזות⁩, ⁨עליצות⁩, and ⁨צהלה⁩.

What is the opposite of Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩) are ⁨אבל⁩, ⁨באסה⁩, ⁨יגון⁩, ⁨עצב⁩, ⁨תוגה⁩, and ⁨צער⁩.

What rhymes with Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Simkha (⁨שמחה⁩) include ⁨משפחה⁩, ⁨ברכה⁩, ⁨מנוחה⁩, ⁨הלכה⁩, ⁨מערכה⁩, and ⁨מנחה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמחה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Keep exploring