Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
joy
Hebrew translation:
simkha
Added to glossary by
John Kinory (X)
Jan 13, 2002 21:51
22 yrs ago
English term
ibis rodriguez
joy
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English to Hebrew
Other
joy, rejoice
just want to now how to pronounce joy in hebrew
Proposed translations
(Hebrew)
| 5 +5 | simkha |
John Kinory (X)
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| 5 -1 | Osher, Simkhah |
Michal Circolone
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Proposed translations
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simkha
spelled
shin-mem-khet-heh
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Note added at 2002-01-13 22:43:06 (GMT)
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Forgot:
The stress is on the last syllable:
sim-KHA.
There are other words for joy or rejoicing, though less commonplace:
gi-LA
tzaha-LA
ali-ZUT
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Note added at 2002-01-13 22:58:14 (GMT)
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Here\'s another one:
khed-VA
Many of these can be used as first names, mostly female but not only; often with the stress shifted to the first syllable:
KHED-va (f.)
SIM-kha (f. + m.)
GI-la (f.)
a-LI-za (sic) (f.)
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Note added at 2002-01-14 00:35:15 (GMT)
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Here\'s another one:
khed-VA
Many of these can be used as first names, mostly female but not only; often with the stress shifted to the first syllable:
KHED-va (f.)
SIM-kha (f. + m.)
GI-la (f.)
a-LI-za (sic) (f.)
shin-mem-khet-heh
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Note added at 2002-01-13 22:43:06 (GMT)
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Forgot:
The stress is on the last syllable:
sim-KHA.
There are other words for joy or rejoicing, though less commonplace:
gi-LA
tzaha-LA
ali-ZUT
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Note added at 2002-01-13 22:58:14 (GMT)
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Here\'s another one:
khed-VA
Many of these can be used as first names, mostly female but not only; often with the stress shifted to the first syllable:
KHED-va (f.)
SIM-kha (f. + m.)
GI-la (f.)
a-LI-za (sic) (f.)
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Note added at 2002-01-14 00:35:15 (GMT)
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Here\'s another one:
khed-VA
Many of these can be used as first names, mostly female but not only; often with the stress shifted to the first syllable:
KHED-va (f.)
SIM-kha (f. + m.)
GI-la (f.)
a-LI-za (sic) (f.)
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Michal Circolone
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Native in: English 
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Works in: Hebrew to English, English to Hebrew
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Osher, Simkhah
Hi Ibis,
Joy is Osher (אושר) or Simkhah (שמחה) in Hebrew
Rejoice is lismo'akh (לשמוח) or La'aloz (לעלוז)
Source: Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary
Good luck!
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Note added at 2002-01-15 16:26:23 (GMT)
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By the way, using the online dictionary http://milon.morfix.co.il/default.asp - it shows that happiness it translated to BOTH osher and simkhah. Checking out \"joy\" has yielded the same: osher and simkhah appear as options for translation. Random House College Thesaurus confirms that joy and happiness are synonyms.
Joy is Osher (אושר) or Simkhah (שמחה) in Hebrew
Rejoice is lismo'akh (לשמוח) or La'aloz (לעלוז)
Source: Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary
Good luck!
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Note added at 2002-01-15 16:26:23 (GMT)
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By the way, using the online dictionary http://milon.morfix.co.il/default.asp - it shows that happiness it translated to BOTH osher and simkhah. Checking out \"joy\" has yielded the same: osher and simkhah appear as options for translation. Random House College Thesaurus confirms that joy and happiness are synonyms.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Suzan Chin
14 mins
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Thanks Suzan :-)
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John Kinory (X)
: It really pains me to say this, Michal, but osher is happiness and not joy :-((((
1 hr
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Yoni, Osher snd Simkhah are synonyms and both mean joy (as also stated in the Oxford Dictionary)
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Noah
: John is right. Osher is contentment and happiness and is much wider and deeper than simcha.
1 day 4 hrs
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Sorry Noa, you and John are wrong. Contentment is svi'ut ratzon NOT osher. According to Oxford Dictionary "Joy" can be simkhah as well as osher.
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