Strong's Lexicon
ranan: To sing, shout for joy, rejoice
Original Word:רָנַן
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:ranan
Pronunciation:rah-nan'
Phonetic Spelling:(raw-nan')
Definition:To sing, shout for joy, rejoice
Meaning:to creak, to shout
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2165 (euphrainō) - to rejoice, be glad
- G5463 (chairō) - to rejoice, be glad
Usage:The Hebrew verb "ranan" primarily conveys the act of singing or shouting, often with a connotation of joy or exultation. It is frequently used in the context of worship and praise, expressing a deep, heartfelt response to God's majesty, deliverance, or blessings. The term can also imply a loud, jubilant proclamation, reflecting a communal or individual expression of faith and gratitude.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, music and singing were integral to worship and communal gatherings. Singing was a means of expressing emotions, recounting God's deeds, and fostering unity among the people. The use of "ranan" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the importance of vocal expression in both personal devotion and corporate worship settings. The Israelites often sang in response to significant events, such as military victories, religious festivals, and divine interventions.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto give a ringing cry
NASB Translationcries (1), cries of joy (1), cry aloud (1), joyfully sing (2), rejoice (1), sang (1), shout for joy (16), shout of joy (1), shout joyfully (4), shouted (1), shouts (1), sing for joy (18), sing aloud (3), sing aloud for joy (1), sings (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] (compare Arabic
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person,
overcome, e.g. of wine); — assumed in Hebrew by Thes (after ) and most modern to explain
ParticiplePsalm 78:65like a hero overcome by wine (compare "" va); AV RV De Che and othersshout (√), compare ; so Hup-Now, with alternate conjecture , and this sense more suitable (compare LuzzIl Pentateuco iii (1874), 162 (Leviticus 21:7) Perles79). —Proverbs 29:6 see , .
] (onomatopoetic? compare Arabic
cry aloud, alsotwang (of bowstring); Late Hebrew Pi`elmurmur, complain, compare Jewish-Aramaic (not ) ; —
Imperfect3masculine singular (Ges§ 67q)Proverbs 29:6 (but read perhaps , Pinsk Toy, see
); 3 feminine singularIsaiah 35:6; 3masculine pluralIsaiah 24:14 +,Leviticus 9:24; 3feminine pluralProverbs 1:20;Proverbs 8:3;Imperative feminine singularIsaiah 54:1 +,Isaiah 12:6; masculine pluralJeremiah 31:7 +;Infinitive constructJob 38:7; —give a ringing cry:
, ""Jeremiah 31:7 ( ),Isaiah 12:6;Isaiah 24:14 ("" )Isaiah 54:1 (+); ""Zephaniah 3:14 (+, ),Isaiah 44:23;Job 38:7; ""Zechariah 2:14;Psalm 35:27;Proverbs 29:6 (see above); ""Isaiah 49:13 (+), ""Isaiah 42:11; opposed to (cry in distress)Isaiah 65:14 ( of cause);Leviticus 9:24;Isaiah 35:6 (subject ). —Isaiah 61:7 is corrupt; read perhapsand spitting, Klo CheHpt.
,Lamentations 2:19.
cry aloud, in summons, exhortation (of wisdom)Proverbs 1:20 ("" ),Proverbs 8:3.
Perfect3plural consecutiveJeremiah 31:12;Jeremiah 51:48;Imperfect3feminine singularPsalm 51:16, 3masculine pluralPsalm 84:3 +,Psalm 5:12 +; 3 feminine pluralPsalm 71:23 (van d. H. ), etc.;Imperative masculine pluralIsaiah 52:9 +;Infinitive absolutePsalm 132:16,construct id.Isaiah 35:2; —give a ringing cry, in joy, exultation, especially in praise to ,Jeremiah 31:12;Jeremiah 51:48;Isaiah 26:19;Isaiah 35:2 (+, see ),Isaiah 52:8 ("" )Isaiah 52:9 (+); elsewhere only Psalms:Psalm 5:12 ("" , ),Psalm 67:5;Psalm 90:14;Psalm 92:5 (with of thing; all "" alone);Psalm 149:5 ("" );Psalm 98:4 ("" ; +, ),Psalm 132:9;Psalm 145:7,Psalm 132:16; with accusative of themePsalm 51:16;Psalm 59:17 ("" );Psalm 33:1; of thingPsalm 20:6;Psalm 63:8;Psalm 89:13; withPsalm 95:1 ("" ),Psalm 84:3,Psalm 96:12 ("" ) =1 Chronicles 16:33 ("" ),Psalm 98:8; subjectPsalm 71:23 ("" ).
Imperfect3masculine singular impersonalIsaiah 16:10no ringing cry shall be given ("" ).
Imperfect cause to ring out for joy, 1 singularJob 29:13; 2masculine singularPsalm 65:9;Imperative masculine pluralring out a cry of joyPsalm 32:11 ("" , ),Psalm 81:2 ("" ); with accusative of theme,Deuteronomy 32:43 (see Dr; compare ). —
Psalm 78:65 compare .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful greatly, make to rejoice, cause to shout for joy
A primitive root; properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. To shout (usually for joy) -- aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
Forms and Transliterations
אֲרַנֵּֽן׃ אַרְנִֽן׃ ארנן׃ בְּרָן־ ברן־ הַ֭רְנִינוּ הַרְנִ֤ינוּ הרנינו וְ֝הַרְנִ֗ינוּ וְרִנְּנ֣וּ וְרִנְּנ֤וּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ וְרַנְּנ֣וּ וְרַנֵּ֔ן וְתָרֹ֖ן וִֽירַנְּנ֗וּ וַאֲרַנֵּ֥ן וַיָּרֹ֔נּוּ וָרֹ֖נִּי וּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥ה וארנן והרנינו וירנו וירננו ונרננה ורני ורנן ורננו ותרן יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ יְ֭רַנֵּנוּ יְרַנְּנ֖וּ יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ יְרֻנָּ֖ן יָר֥וּן יָרֹ֑נּוּ יָרֹ֖נּוּ יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ יָרֹ֣נּוּ ירון ירנו ירנן ירננו ירננו׃ מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן מתרונן נְרַנְּנָ֣ה נְרַנְּנָ֤ה ׀ נרננה רַנְּנ֣וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ רַנֵּ֥ן רָנִּ֥י רָנִּי֙ רָנּ֤וּ רָנּ֨וּ רֹ֣נִּי רנו רני רנן רננו תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה תְּרַנֵּ֥ן תַּרְנִֽין׃ תָּרֹ֑נָּה תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ תרנה תרנה׃ תרנין׃ תרנן תרננה ’ă·ran·nên ’ar·nin ’ărannên ’arnin aranNen arNin bə·rān- bərān- beron har·nî·nū harNinu harnînū miṯ·rō·w·nên mitroNen miṯrōwnên nə·ran·nə·nāh neranneNah nərannənāh ran·nə·nū ran·nên rān·nî rān·nū ranNen rannên ranneNu rannənū ranNi rānnî ranNu rānnū rōn·nî Ronni rōnnî tā·rōn·nāh tar·nîn tarNin tarnîn taRonnah tārōnnāh tə·ran·nên tə·ran·nên·nāh teranNen tərannên teranNenNah tərannênnāh ū·nə·ran·nə·nāh uneranneNah ūnərannənāh vaaranNen vaiyaRonnu vaRonni veharNinu veranNen veranneNu verinneNu vetaRon viranneNu wa’ărannên wa·’ă·ran·nên wā·rōn·nî wārōnnî way·yā·rōn·nū wayyārōnnū wə·har·nî·nū wə·ran·nə·nū wə·ran·nên wə·rin·nə·nū wə·ṯā·rōn wəharnînū wərannên wərannənū wərinnənū wəṯārōn wî·ran·nə·nū wîrannənū yā·rōn·nū yā·rūn yaRonnu yārōnnū yaRun yārūn yə·ran·nê·nū yə·ran·nə·nū yə·run·nān yeranneNu yərannênū yərannənū yerunNan yərunnān
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