(SIM-khah) A joyous event.
a happy occasion. Simcha often refers to a Simcha event such as a wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, birth, etc.
a celebration of joy. At a Jewish wedding, the post-ceremony party or reception is a simcha. It’s interesting to note that it’s a mitzvah, a holy obligation, that the bride, groom and guests rejoice at the simcha of a Jewish wedding.
a joyous or happy occasion, a celebration. p. 151
(seem-CHAH) - The celebration of joy and a joyous occasion. At a Jewish wedding, it is a post-ceremony party whose purpose is to highten the jubilation of the bride and groom.
happiness; special happy occasion, esp. wedding, bar mitzva, etc.
Simcha (שׂמְחָה) is a Hebrew word with several meanings. Literally, the word "simcha" means gladness, or joy. It comes from the root word "sameyach," which means glad or happy.
