רָנַן
rânan · raw-nan'
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › the seed, life continuing › the seed, life continuing
The head, the highest of the seed, life continuing of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רָנַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
54 occurrences · 54 OT · 0 NT · 44 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- sing9 · 24%
- rejoice3 · 8%
- shout for joy2 · 5%
- and shout2 · 5%
- and sing2 · 5%
- they shouted1 · 3%
- sing out1 · 3%
- to sing for joy1 · 3%
- sang1 · 3%
- we will rejoice1 · 3%
- let them shout for joy1 · 3%
- shall sing aloud1 · 3%
- yea, i will sing aloud1 · 3%
- will i rejoice1 · 3%
- to rejoice1 · 3%
- and sing for joy1 · 3%
- shall greatly rejoice1 · 3%
- that shouteth1 · 3%
- sing aloud1 · 3%
- crieth out1 · 3%
- shall rejoice1 · 3%
- that we may rejoice1 · 3%
- i will triumph1 · 3%
- let us sing1 · 3%
- and rejoice1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.