See also: Joy, p. 314 Hebrew expression: simchah Pronunciation: sim HAWH Strong’s Number: 8057 KEY VERSES Psalms 4:7; 16:11; 21:6; 43:4; Isaiah 35:10 In modern Judaism, one often hears the praise of the simchat torah, “the joy of the Law!” Joy is a mark of God’s people, both in the New and Old Testament. Simchah in Hebrew means “joy.” Some scholars suggest that only the word simchah, the verb samach, meaning “to rejoice, be glad,” and gil in its verb and noun forms, “to rejoice” and “rejoicing,”