רָנַן
to shout
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Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
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Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Stem
- Piel
- An intensive or resultative active stem.
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘in joy’
- Hiphil
- The causative active stem (“he caused / brought about”).
- Pual
- The passive counterpart of the Piel.
- Hithpolel
- The reflexive counterpart of the Polel.
Form
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
Number
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Singular
- One.
Grammatical forms 20 distinct
- Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 12 times (23%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 5 times (9%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Feminine, Singular 5 times (9%)
- Verb, Piel, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Plural 4 times (8%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Plural 3 times (6%)
- Verb, Hiphil, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Plural 3 times (6%)
- Verb, Piel, Cohortative, 1st Person, Common, Plural 3 times (6%)
- Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular 3 times (6%)
+12 more forms (15 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 53 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H7442 appears — 53 distinct verses across 11 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Leviticus 1 verse
Deuteronomy 1 verse
1 Chronicles 1 verse
Job 2 verses
Psalms 25 verses
- Psalms 5:11 יְ֭רַנֵּנוּ Piel impf 3mp But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
- Psalms 20:5 נְרַנְּנָ֤ה Piel coh 1cp We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God we will set up our banners: May Yahweh grant all your requests.
- Psalms 32:11 וְ֝/הַרְנִ֗ינוּ conj + Hiphil impv 2mp Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
- Psalms 33:1 רַנְּנ֣וּ Piel impv 2mp Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Psalms 35:27 יָרֹ֣נּוּ Qal impf 3mp Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!"
- Psalms 51:14 תְּרַנֵּ֥ן Piel impf 3fs Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
- Psalms 59:16 וַ/אֲרַנֵּ֥ן conj + Piel impf 1cs But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, A refuge in the day of my distress.
- Psalms 63:7 אֲרַנֵּֽן Piel impf 1cs For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 65:8 תַּרְנִֽין Hiphil impf 2ms They also who dwell in far-away places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
- Psalms 67:4 וִֽ/ירַנְּנ֗וּ conj + Piel impf 3mp Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, For you will judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations on earth. Selah.
- Psalms 71:23 תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה Piel impf 3fp My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
- Psalms 78:65 מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן Hithpolel ptcp.act ms Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
- Psalms 81:1 הַ֭רְנִינוּ Hiphil impv 2mp Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
- Psalms 84:2 יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ Piel impf 3mp My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
- Psalms 89:12 יְרַנֵּֽנוּ Piel impf 3mp The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
- Psalms 90:14 וּֽ/נְרַנְּנָ֥ה conj + Piel coh 1cp Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
- Psalms 92:4 אֲרַנֵּֽן Piel impf 1cs For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.
- Psalms 95:1 נְרַנְּנָ֣ה Piel coh 1cp Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!
- Psalms 96:12 יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ Piel impf 3mp Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy
- Psalms 98:4 וְ/רַנְּנ֣וּ conj + Piel impv 2mp Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
- Psalms 98:8 יְרַנֵּֽנוּ Piel impf 3mp Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.
- Psalms 132:9 יְרַנֵּֽנוּ Piel impf 3mp Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!"
- Psalms 132:16 יְרַנֵּֽנוּ Piel impf 3mp Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
- Psalms 145:7 יְרַנֵּֽנוּ Piel impf 3mp They will utter the memory of your great goodness, And will sing of your righteousness.
- Psalms 149:5 יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ Piel impf 3mp Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.
Proverbs 3 verses
- Proverbs 1:20 תָּרֹ֑נָּה Qal impf 3fs Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
- Proverbs 8:3 תָּרֹֽנָּה Qal impf 3fs Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entry doors, she cries aloud:
- Proverbs 29:6 יָר֥וּן Qal impf 3ms An evil man is snared by his sin, But the righteous can sing and be glad.
Isaiah 14 verses
- Isaiah 12:6 וָ/רֹ֖נִּי conj + Qal impv 2fs Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel!"
- Isaiah 16:10 יְרֻנָּ֖ן Pual impf 3ms Gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: nobody shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the [vintage] shout to cease.
- Isaiah 24:14 יָרֹ֑נּוּ Qal impf 3mp These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of Yahweh they cry aloud from the sea.
- Isaiah 26:19 וְ/רַנְּנ֜וּ conj + Piel impv 2mp Your dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
- Isaiah 35:2 וְ/רַנֵּ֔ן conj + Piel inf.cs It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Yahweh, the excellency of our God.
- Isaiah 35:6 וְ/תָרֹ֖ן conj + Qal impf 3fs Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the mute shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
- Isaiah 42:11 יָרֹ֨נּוּ֙ Qal impf 3mp Let the wilderness and the cities of it lift up [their voice], the villages that Kedar does inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
- Isaiah 44:23 רָנּ֨וּ Qal impv 2mp Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it; shout, you lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
- Isaiah 49:13 רָנּ֤וּ Qal impv 2mp Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
- Isaiah 52:8 יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ Piel impf 3mp The voice of your watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Yahweh returns to Zion.
- Isaiah 52:9 רַנְּנוּ֙ Piel impv 2mp Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 54:1 רָנִּ֥י Qal impv 2fs Sing, barren, you who didn't bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 61:7 יָרֹ֣נּוּ Qal impf 3mp Instead of your shame [you shall have] double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.
- Isaiah 65:14 יָרֹ֖נּוּ Qal impf 3mp behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
Jeremiah 3 verses
- Jeremiah 31:7 רָנּ֤וּ Qal impv 2mp For thus says Yahweh, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish you, praise you, and say, Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
- Jeremiah 31:12 וְ/רִנְּנ֣וּ conj + Piel wpf 3cp They shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
- Jeremiah 51:48 וְ/רִנְּנ֤וּ conj + Piel wpf 3cp Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come to her from the north, says Yahweh.
Lamentations 1 verse
Zephaniah 1 verse
Zechariah 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“to shout” is the headline sense of the Hebrew verb רנן (rânan). Translators differ — “sing” in the King James Version, then “shout for joy” (Berean Standard Bible) and “shout joyfully” (unfoldingWord Literal Text), as the renderings breakdown shows. It turns up in 53 verses across 11 books, a moderately common footprint. It concentrates in Psalms, which alone accounts for 47% of its uses. Read the stem: it spans 4 stems, including Qal and Piel. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H7442 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 53
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 53 distinct verses.
- 11 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 11 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #709
- by frequency
- Top 1000 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 709 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 53 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 53 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 32 verses · 60%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 19 verses · 36%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 2 verses · 4%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Sing 11×, Rejoice 5×, Shall sing 2×
- American Standard Version†: Sing 10×, Sing for joy 5×, Rejoice 4×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Shout for joy 9×, Sing for joy 6×, Sing 4×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Shout joyfully 7×, Let 4×, Shout for joy 4×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H7442 across 52† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 28 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H7442 across 50† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 23 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H7442 across 53† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 20 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H7442 across 62† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 29 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
7 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Pual (the passive of Piel).
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 7 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
רנן I overcome (cf. Arabic رَانَ (ى), c. على or ب pers., overcome, e.g. of wine)
רנן II give a ringing cry (onomatop.? cf. Arabic رَنَّ cry aloud, also twang (of bowstring)
Qal
- Impf. 3 ms. יָרוּן (Ges§ 67 q) Pr 29:6 (but read perhaps יָרוּץ, Pinsk Toy, v. רוּץ 2); 3 fs. תָּרֹן Is 35:6; 3 mpl. יָרֹ֫נּוּ 24:14 +, וַיָּר׳ Lv 9:24; 3 fpl. תָּדֹ֫נָּה Pr 1:20; 8:3; Imv. fs. רָנִּי Is 54:1 +, רֹ֫נִּי 12:6; mpl. רָנּוּ Je 31:7 +; Inf. cstr. בְּרָן־ Jb 38:7;—give a ringing cry: e.g. Proverbs 29:6
- 1. in joy, exultation, ‖ צָהַל Je 31:7 (ר׳ שׂמְחָה), Is 12:6; 24:14 (‖ נָשָׂא קוֹל), 54:1 (+ פָּצַח רִנָּה); ‖ הֵרִיעַ Zp 3:14 (+ שׂמח, עלז), Is 44:23; Jb 38:7; ‖ שָׂמַח Zc 2:14 ψ 35:27 Pr 29:6 (v. supr.); ‖ גִּיל Is 49:13 (+ הֵרִים רִנָּה), ‖ צָוַח 42:11; opp. צָעַק (cry in distress) 65:14 (מִן of cause); Lv 9:24; Is 35:6 (subj. לָשׁוֹן).—Is 61:7 is corrupt; read perhaps וָרֹק and spitting, Klo CheHpt. e.g. Jeremiah 31:7
- 2. in distress, La 2:19. e.g. Lamentations 2:19
- 3. cry aloud, in summons, exhortation (of wisdom) Pr 1:20 (‖ נָתַן קוֹל). 8:3. e.g. Proverbs 1:20
Piel
- Pf. 3 pl. consec. וְרִנְּנוּ Je 31:12; 51:48; Impf. 3 fs. תְּרַנֵּן ψ 51:16, 3 mpl. יְרַנְּנוּ 84:3 +, יְרַנֵּנ֑וּ 5:12 +; 3 fpl. תְּרַנֵּ֫נָּה 71:23 (van d. H. תְּרַנֵּנָה), etc.; Imv. mpl. רַנְּנוּ Is 52:9 +; Inf. abs. רַנֵּן ψ 132:16, cstr. id. Is 35:2;—give a ringing cry, in joy, exultation, especially in praise to י׳, Je 31:12; 51:48; Is 26:19; 35:2 (+ גִּילַת, v. גִּילַה), 52:8 (‖ נָשָׂא קוֹל), v 9 (+ פָּצַח); elsewhere only ψψ: ψ 5:12 (‖ שָׂמַח, עָלַץ), 67:5; 90:14; 95:5 (c. ב rei; all ‖ ש׳ alone); 149:5 (‖ עָלַז); 98:4 (‖ הֵרִיעַ; + פָּצַח, זִמֵּר), 132:9; 145:7, רַנֵּן יְרַנֵּנ֑וּ 132:16; c. acc. of theme 51:16; 59:17 (‖ שִׁיר); בי׳ 33:1; ב rei 20:6; 63:8; 89:13; c. לי׳ 95:1 (‖ הֵרִיעַ), אֶל־אֵל 84:3, (מִ)לפני י׳ 96:12 (‖ עָלַז) = 1 Ch 16:33 (‖ עָלַץ), ψ 98:8; subj. שְׂפָתַיִם 71:23 (‖ זִמֵּר). e.g. Jeremiah 31:12
Pual
- Impf. 3 ms. impers. לֹא יְרֻנָּן Is 16:10 no ringing cry shall be given (‖ יְרֹעָ֑ע). e.g. Isaiah 16:10
Hiphil
- Impf. cause to ring out for joy, 1 s. לֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִן Jb 29:13; 2 ms. מוֹצָאֵי בֹקֶר וָעֶרֶב תַּרְנִין ψ 65:9; Imv. mpl. הַרְנִינוּ ring out a cry of Joy ψ 32:11 (‖ שׂמח, גיל), לי׳ 81:2 (‖ הריע); c. acc. of theme, עַמּוֹ Dt 32:43 (v. Dr; cf. Pi.).—Hithpō. ψ 78:65 v. רון. e.g. Job 29:13
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. vb. overcome (cf. Arabic رَانَ (ى), c. على or ب pers., overcome, e.g. of wine);—assumed in Heb. by Thes (after 𝔊) and most mod. to explain Hithpōʿ. Pt. כְּגִבּוֹר מִמְרוֹנֵן מִיָּ֑יִן ψ 78:65 like a hero overcome by wine (cf. ‖ v a); AV RV De Che al. shout (√ רנן), cf. 𝔗; so Hup-Now, with altern. conj. מִתְעוֹרֵר, and this sense more suitable (cf. Luzzatto Il Pentateuco iii (1874), 162 (Lv 21, 7) Perles 79).—Pr 29:6 v. רנן, רוץ.
I. vb. give a ringing cry (onomatop.? cf. Arabic رَنَّ cry aloud, also twang (of bowstring); NH Pi. murmur, complain, cf. J.Aram (not 𝔗));—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
רָנַן
- (b. h.) [to whiz, hum,]
- 1. to murmur, v. רוֹנָן.
- 2. to rejoice. Ab. Zar. 24ᵇ רוֹנִּי וכ׳ rejoice, O holy ark, v. רוּם I h.
- same,
- 1. to murmur, complain. Y. Ber. IV, 7ᵈ top עד שרִינְּנוּ כל העם until all the people murmured (became rebellious); Bab. Ber. 27ᵇ שרננו; Y. Taan. IV, 67ᵈ שריננו בו; Bekh. 36ᵃ. Y. Ber. IX, 14ᵇ מְרַנְּנִים אחריו, v. סְפִיקוּלָא I. Num. R. s. 127 כל … לא היתה מְרַנֶּנֶת as long as she was engaged in making the purple cloak, she did not grumble; Pesik. R. s. 5 מרנונית (corr. acc.; Tanḥ. Naso 12 מריבה). Num. R. l. c.; Pesik. R. l. c. ווי … וִירַּנְּנוּ כשם שהיו מרננים woe, (I am afraid,) lest they will again murmur as they were wont to do. Midr. Till. to Ps. XXXIII (ref. to Cant. IV, 11) בין משבחת בין מרננת אל תמנעי וכ׳ whether praising or complaining, refrain not thy voice, for ‘thy voice is sweet’; a. fr. e.g. Song of Solomon 4:11
- 2. to sing, praise. Ib. הכל מרננים צדיקים מרננים וכ׳ all give praise (to God), the righteous give praise, and the wicked give praise; אבל אין הרשעים מרננין וכ׳ but the wicked praise not until he brings plagues upon them &c. Ib. הכל מרננין לפניו וכ׳ all sing before Him, heaven and earth sing &c.; a. fr.
רְנַן
- 1. to think, meditate. Targ. Prov. XV, 28, v. רְנֵי. Targ. Ps. XXXVII, 30; a. e.
- 2. to murmur. Targ. I Sam. II, 24 דרַנְנִין (ed. Lag. דדננין, Var. דר׳, דמְרַנְּנִין).
- 1. to think, meditate. Targ. Ps. I, 2. Ib. XXXIX, 4 ברַנְּנִי Ms. (ed. ברִנְנִי, ברִי׳, v. next w.); a. e.
- 2. to murmur. Targ. I Sam. l. c., v. supra.—Y. Ab. Zar. III, 42ᶜ top והוו … מְרַנְּנִין ביה and the scholars murmured against him (considered his conduct unbecoming). Yeb. 34ᵇ קא מְרַנְּנֵי … אבתרך the scholars speak ill of thee; a. e.
- 3. to sing, rejoice. Targ. Ps. XIII, 5, sq. Ib. XIV, 7; a. fr.
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Forms in the corpus
The 43 distinct written forms H7442 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H7442, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- רן rôn H7438 ringing cry
- רנה rinnâh H7440 cry
- רנן renen H7443 ostrich
- רנן rannên H7444 shout
- רננה rᵉnânâh H7445 ringing cry
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 8 — not the complete family. 2 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 45 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 53 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Leviticus 9:24
- Deuteronomy 32:43
- 1 Chronicles 16:33
- Job 29:13
- Psalms 5:11
- Proverbs 1:20
- Isaiah 12:6
- Jeremiah 31:7
- Lamentations 2:19
- Zephaniah 3:14
- Zechariah 2:10
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
