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Simkha leed (שמחה לאיד) means fiendish delight in Hebrew.

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

שִׂמְחָה לְאֵיד
simkha leed
phrase
In English

fiendish delight

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Simkha leed.

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

  1. 1
    רגש של שמחה הבא בעקבות נפילתו של אדם אחר.

The word Simkha leed is a phrase.

Written with vowel points
שִׂמְחָה לְאֵיד
Written without vowel points
שמחה לאיד
Said
simkha leed
Root
ש־מ־ח
Gematria
398

This is how Simkha leed is said in other languages.

English
fiendish delight
German
Schadenfreude

These words mean nearly the same as Simkha leed.

  • מתכבד בקלון חברו

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These words mean the opposite of Simkha leed.

The word Simkha leed comes from the root ש־מ־ח, like these words.

These words come before and after Simkha leed in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Simkha leed.

What does Simkha leed (⁨שמחה לאיד⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Simkha leed (⁨שמחה לאיד⁩) means fiendish delight. It is said simkha leed, with the stress on kha.

What is a synonym for Simkha leed (⁨שמחה לאיד⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Simkha leed (⁨שמחה לאיד⁩) are ⁨מתכבד בקלון חברו⁩.

What is the opposite of Simkha leed (⁨שמחה לאיד⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Simkha leed (⁨שמחה לאיד⁩) are ⁨פרגון⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמחה 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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