sa.s.von denotes joy expressed in celebration, restoration, praise, and heartfelt delight.

The noun consistently denotes joy in settings of communal celebration, restoration, praise, and personal delight. Its absence is also portrayed through silenced celebratory voices or joy that has perished.

1. Joy in celebration, restoration, and delight · dominant

   In Esther 8:17 the absolute noun occurs amid joy, gladness, feasts, and holidays among the Jews. In Isaiah 35:10 the APB renders a return to Zion in which “rejoicing and joy will overtake them,” while Jeremiah 16:9 portrays the opposite outcome by removing “the voice of rejoicing.” Psalm 119:111 places the construct form in the declaration that the testimonies are “the rejoicing of my heart.”

   Esther 8:17Isaiah 35:10Jeremiah 16:9Psalm 105:43Psalm 119:111Zechariah 8:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses wording such as “joy,” “rejoicing,” and “gladness,” and also describes its loss through a removed “voice of rejoicing.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall portrayal rather than assigning each English term mechanically to the noun.