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# happy

adjective (happy, happier, happiest); adverb happily; noun happiness

«happy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m1)
2. Making you feel glad: a happy day, a happy ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m2)
3. Happy to: willing and pleased to do something: «I'm happy to help». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m3)
4. Happy with: satisfied with something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m4)
5. Used in greetings: Happy birthday! Happy New Year! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m5)

### In the lessons

In feelings lessons: happy is one of the basic feelings; signs: smiling, laughing, energy; helping others and spending time outdoors can make us happy. In stories: «a happy ending», «happily ever after». Phrases: happy birthday, happy ending, happy to help, happy with, happy-go-lucky, as happy as Larry (UK, Australia), make someone happy.

### Examples

- I'm happy because it's the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x1)
- Happy birthday, Sam! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x2)
- The story had a happy ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x3)
- I'm happy to help you carry the bags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x4)
- Are you happy with your drawing? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x5)
- The dog wags its tail when it's happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x6)
- They lived happily ever after. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x7)
- Sharing your toys can make your friends happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x8)
- Yet he did not feel happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x9)

### Note

Comparisons: happier, happiest (y → i). Opposite: sad, unhappy. Double p. Happiness is uncountable. Feeling happy all the time is not normal — everyone has other feelings too.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah this often means "blessed" or "fortunate." Leah calls herself happy when Asher is born, and Moses says Israel is happy because the LORD saves it.

**Interpretation.** The name Asher, from this same root, is read as meaning happiness, and the tradition sees Israel's good fortune as coming from God's help, not from its own strength.

### Examples

- And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name Asher. (Torah GEN.30.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happy/#x1)
- Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? a people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and that is the sword of thy excellency! (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happy/#x2)
- Happy are all they that take refuge in Him. (Writings PSA.2.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happy/#x3)
- Happy is the people that is in such a case. (Writings PSA.144.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happy/#x4)
- Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD. (Writings PSA.144.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happy/#x5)

### Note

Comparisons: happier, happiest (y → i). Opposite: sad, unhappy. Double p. Happiness is uncountable. Feeling happy all the time is not normal — everyone has other feelings too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «happy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«happy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/happy.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «happy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«happy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/happy.html) on Mova free.