mesameach

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Pronunciations

mesameach (meh-sah-MEY-ahch) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To gladden another person.

Example Sentences

  • "It's a mitzvah to be mesameach the chosson v'kallah [bride and groom]."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Heb משמח mesaméakh 'gladden, cheer up' (infinitive לשמח lesaméakh), Yiddish משׂמח זײַן mesaméyekh zayn 'to gladden, entertain' (a periphrastic verb with invariant Hebrew element)

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

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      • None

Notes

  • Always used as a periphrastic verb (with the verb "to be")

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