Definition

to be bright, i.e. cheerful

Etymology

or שִׂישׂ; a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• be glad
• greatly
• joy
• make mirth
• rejoice

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.