# שָׂשׂוֹן (sason)

Israeli respelling: sason. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8342. 22 Old Testament occurrences.

cheerfulness; specifically, welcome

King James renderings: gladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/sason-h8342

## Occurrences

- [Esther 8:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/16) — The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
- [Esther 8:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/17) — And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast…
- [Psalms 45:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/45/7) — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- [Psalms 51:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/51/8) — Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
- [Psalms 51:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/51/12) — Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
- [Psalms 105:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/105/43) — And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
- [Psalms 119:111](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/111) — Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
- [Isaiah 12:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/12/3) — Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
- [Isaiah 22:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/22/13) — And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall…
- [Isaiah 35:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/35/10) — And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and glad…
- [Isaiah 51:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/51/3) — For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the g…
- [Isaiah 51:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/51/11) — Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall…
- [Isaiah 61:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/61/3) — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spi…
- [Jeremiah 7:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/7/34) — Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the…
- [Jeremiah 15:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/15/16) — Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD…
- [Jeremiah 16:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/16/9) — For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the vo…
- [Jeremiah 25:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/25/10) — Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the…
- [Jeremiah 31:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/31/13) — Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them…
- [Jeremiah 33:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/33/9) — And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do un…
- [Jeremiah 33:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/33/11) — The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Pra…
- [Joel 1:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joel/1/12) — The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the…
- [Zechariah 8:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/8/19) — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the ten…