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מָשׂוֹשׂ H4885

H4885 is the Hebrew word מָשׂוֹשׂ, transliterated mâsôws and said maw-soce'. The King James Version most often renders it joy.

Word: מָשׂוֹשׂTransliteration: mâsôwsSaid: maw-soce'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling).

Where it comes from

from H7797 (שׂוּשׂ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

joy 9×mirth 2×behold this is the joy 1×rejoice 1×rejoiceth 1×also cause all her mirth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: joy, mirth, rejoice.

Verses using מָשׂוֹשׂ

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

Job 8:19 · KJV

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

Psalm 48:2 · KJV

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Isaiah 8:6 · KJV

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

Isaiah 24:8 · KJV

The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

Isaiah 24:11 · KJV

There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

Isaiah 32:13 · KJV

Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:

Isaiah 32:14 · KJV

Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Isaiah 60:15 · KJV

Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

Isaiah 62:5 · KJV

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

Isaiah 66:10 · KJV

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

Lamentations 2:15 · KJV

All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

Lamentations 5:15 · KJV

The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

Ezekiel 24:25 · KJV

Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

Hosea 2:11 · KJV

I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4885 mean?

H4885 is the Hebrew word מָשׂוֹשׂ (mâsôws), meaning delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling).

How is H4885 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it joy (9 times), mirth (2 times), behold this is the joy (1 time), rejoice (1 time), rejoiceth (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4885 appear in the Bible?

מָשׂוֹשׂ (mâsôws) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4885 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7797 (שׂוּשׂ).

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