What does רִנָּה mean in the Bible?
e. shout (of joy or grief)".
Hebrew · H7440
רִנָּה
Properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
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רִנָּהH7440
What does רִנָּה mean in the Bible?
רִנָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7440?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in song (4), with shouts of joy (4), of joy (3), the cry (3), with singing (3).
Where does רִנָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 8:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (15), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (3), 1 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin song4×Isaiah 14:7, Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 49:13, Isaiah 54:1
with shouts of joy4×Psalms 105:43, Psalms 126:2, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6
of joy3×Psalms 42:4, Psalms 118:15, Isaiah 48:20
the cry3×1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 22:36, 2 Chronicles 6:19
with singing3×Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11, Zephaniah 3:17
my cry2×Psalms 61:1, Psalms 142:6
their cry2×Psalms 106:44, Jeremiah 14:12
to my cry2×Psalms 17:1, Psalms 88:2
a cry1×Jeremiah 11:14
a plea1×Jeremiah 7:16
but joy [comes]1×Psalms 30:5
in which they rejoice1×Isaiah 43:14
into song1×Isaiah 55:12
May my cry1×Psalms 119:169
of triumph1×Psalms 47:1
their shouts1×2 Chronicles 20:22
there are shouts of joy1×Proverbs 11:10
with rejoicing1×Psalms 107:22
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 8:28הָֽרִנָּה֙tothe cryArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 22:36הָרִנָּה֙tothe cryArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 6:19הָרִנָּה֙tothe cryArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 20:22בְרִנָּ֜הtotheir shoutsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 17:1רִנָּתִ֗יtoto my cryNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 30:5רִנָּֽה׃tobut joy [comes]Noun - feminine singularPsalms 42:4רִנָּ֥הtoof joyNoun - feminine singularPsalms 47:1רִנָּֽה׃toof triumphNoun - feminine singularPsalms 61:1רִנָּתִ֑יtomy cryNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 88:2לְרִנָּתִֽי׃toto my cryPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 8:28
Aligned rows33
Books represented7
1 Kings22 Chronicles2Psalms15Proverbs1Isaiah9Jeremiah3Zephaniah1
Source forms
רִנָּֽה׃4xrin·nāhPsalms 30:5, Psalms 47:1, Proverbs 11:10, Isaiah 14:7
בְּרִנָּ֔ה2xbə·rin·nāhIsaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11
הָרִנָּה֙2xhā·rin·nāh1 Kings 22:36, 2 Chronicles 6:19
רִנָּ֥ה2xrin·nāhPsalms 42:4, Jeremiah 7:16
רִנָּ֔ה2xrin·nāhIsaiah 44:23, Isaiah 55:12
רִנָּתָֽם׃2xrin·nā·ṯāmPsalms 106:44, Isaiah 43:14
בְרִנָּ֜ה1xḇə·rin·nāh2 Chronicles 20:22
בְרִנָּ֑ה1xḇə·rin·nāhPsalms 126:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular14xPsalms 30:5, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 118:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular8x2 Chronicles 20:22, Psalms 105:43, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 126:5
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular4xPsalms 17:1, Psalms 61:1, Psalms 119:169, Psalms 142:6
Article | Noun - feminine singular3x1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 22:36, 2 Chronicles 6:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural3xPsalms 106:44, Isaiah 43:14, Jeremiah 14:12
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 88:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
Source Gloss
properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief) BDB: ringing cry Usage: cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רִנָּה is built from this root: