فَرِحَ
1.
, (S, A, L, Msb, K, &c.,) [aorist
فَرَحَ
,] verbal noun فَرَحٌ, (S, * L, * Msb, &c.,) He rejoiced; was joyful, or glad; or was happy; (S, A, L, Msb, K, &c.;) synonym سُرَّ: (S, A, Msb, * &c.:) or he experienced a sensation of lightness in his heart: (Th, TA:) or his bosom became dilated with delight, or pleasure, of short continuance, transitory, or fleeting, not lasting, as is the case in bodily and worldly pleasures;
فَرَحٌ differing from سُرُورٌ in the manner explained below, though each is sometimes used as synonym with the other. (Er-Rághib, TA.) You say, فَرِحَ بِهِ
He rejoiced, was joyful, or glad, or was happy, by reason of him, or it; synonym سُرَّ. (S, A, Msb. *)
2.
And He was, or became, well pleased, or content.
3.
And He exulted, or rejoiced above measure; or he exulted greatly, and behaved insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully. (S, Msb, K.) The verb is used in this sense in the Qur'an, 28:76. (TA.)