Words the Bible translates as make merry
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- euphrainōεὐφραίνωfestive gladness: to celebrate and make merry, or to fill another person with such joy
- saḥaqשָׂחַקto laugh, and by extension to play, celebrate, or mock; the whole range of glad, playful, or scornful laughter.
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