*śmḫ-: 'to rejoice, be glad' 1, 'joy, gladness' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*śmḫ-
Meaning'to rejoice, be glad' 1, 'joy, gladness' 2
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Ugariticšmḫ (DULAT 813); yšmḫ (KTU 1.10 III 37); šmḫt (DULAT 814)DULAT 813; KTU 1.10 III 37; DULAT 814gloss withheld
Hebrewśāmaḥ; śimḥā (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 60); śāmēaḥKogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 60gloss withheld
Amoriteśmḫ: śimḫum, śumḫum, śum(m)uḫum, śum(m)uḫatum (Gelb AS 21, 32); śimḫu, śumḫu, śāmiḫum (Buck 2019, 332)Gelb AS 21 32; Buck 2019, 332gloss withheld
CanaaniteEA iš-mu-ḫu₅ (EA 109: 50, Rainey 1978: 92 apud SEDonline 292); Amm. šmḥ (DNWSI 1160)SEDonline 292; DNWSI 1160gloss withheld

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Notes

CAD N/2 28 connects Akkadian nasmaḫātu 'joyous, pleasant things' with Hebrew śmḥ.

Updated 26 October 2026

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