4 occurrences

'Merry' in the Bible

And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may make sport for us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them. They made him stand between the pillars;

Verse ConceptsAmusementsLeisure, And PastimesRecreationRevelryMaking FunSports

So the two men sat and ate and drank together; and the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry."

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Material ThingsSittingPeople Who Delayed

And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day has waned toward evening; pray tarry all night. Behold, the day draws to its close; lodge here and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home."

Verse ConceptsNightMan's Action Tomorrow

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, base fellows, beset the house round about, beating on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."

Verse ConceptsVulgarityCrude LanguageDecadenceHomosexualityKnockingSexual Union IntendedAbuse

Bible Theasaurus

Festal (10 instances)
Festive (15 instances)
Lively (5 instances)
Merry (38 instances)
Rattling (5 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
εὐφραίνω 
Euphraino 
Usage: 8

הלּוּל 
Hilluwl 
Usage: 2

טוב 
Towb 
Usage: 553

יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

שׁכר 
Shakar 
Usage: 19

שׂמח 
Samach 
Usage: 155

שׂמח 
Sameach 
Usage: 20

εὐθυμέω 
Euthumeo 
be of good cheer , be merry
Usage: 3