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title: רָנַן — give a ringing cry · The Tanakh dictionary
description: רָנַן (7442), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 53 times: give a ringing cry. BDB 1906: vb. Pi. Hithpō. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# רָנַן

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«רָנַן» in the Tanakh dictionary: **give a ringing cry** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 53 times · **Key:** 7442 · **BDB:** רָנַן

### Glosses

shout.for.joy (9); they.will.shout.for.joy (8); cry.out (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

give a ringing cry [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1512/7442/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. Pi. Hithpō. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1512/7442/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. give a ringing cry (onomatop.? cf. Arabic رَنَّ cry aloud, also twang (of bowstring); NH Pi. murmur, complain, cf. J.Aram (not 𝔗));— 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: 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. in distress, La 2:19. cry aloud, in summons, exhortation (of wisdom) Pr 1:20 (‖ נָתַן קוֹל). 8:3. 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). Impf. 3 ms. impers. לֹא יְרֻנָּן Is 16:10 no ringing cry shall be given (‖ יְרֹעָ֑ע). 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.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 51 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «רָנַן» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1512/7442/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 98:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.98.8/)

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נְהָר֥וֹת יִמְחֲאוּ־כָ֑ף יַ֝֗חַד הָרִ֥ים יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

*Word for word:* rivers let.them.clap a.palm together mountains let.them.sing.for.joy

*JPS 1917:* Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together;

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[Psalms 132:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.132.9/)

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כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־צֶ֑דֶק וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

*Word for word:* priests your let.them.be.clothed righteousness and your.faithful \[people\] let.them.shout.for.joy

*JPS 1917:* Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy.

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