מָשׂוֹשׂ
ma.s.vo.s (H4885)
rejoicing
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# Māśôś: Rejoicing in Biblical Hebrew The Hebrew word māśôś (H4885) denotes the concept of "rejoicing"—a substantive noun that captures the state or act of being joyful. With 17 occurrences across the biblical text, this term represents a significant vocabulary choice for expressing positive emotion and celebration within the Hebrew scriptures. The relatively modest frequency of māśôś, compared to other emotion-words, suggests it was reserved for particular contexts where the translator or original author wished to emphasize rejoicing specifically. The fact that it appears 17 times indicates the concept held enough importance to warrant its own distinct term, rather than relying solely on related vocabulary for joy or gladness. This selective usage pattern implies that biblical authors drew meaningful distinctions between different types or expressions of positive emotion. As a noun form, māśôś differs from verb-based expressions of joy, giving it a more concrete quality—it refers to rejoicing as an identifiable state or condition rather than merely the act of rejoicing. This grammatical distinction may have made the word particularly suitable for contexts where rejoicing needed to be presented as something tangible or substantial, whether as a human response, a divine gift, or an expected outcome of certain situations.
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Behold, this is the joy of his way: out of the earth, others will spring.
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.
“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.
Thorns and briers will come up on my people’s land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,
“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.
“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that men called ‘The perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth’?”
The joy of our heart has ceased. Our dance is turned into mourning.
“You, son of man, shouldn’t it 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 heart, their sons and their daughters,
I will also cause all her celebrations to cease: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.