Hebrew · H7442, G21 · unreviewed

Ranan

Properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy) · to rejoice

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רָנַן H7442 properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)

Pronunciation rānan

Vocalized joy that erupts outward—from inner emotion to audible expression, often celebratory or triumphant

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ἀγαλλιάω G21 to rejoice

Pronunciation agalliáō

Exultant joy that expresses gladness in God, often with overtones of triumph or celebration

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What does ranan (ranan) mean in the Bible?

רָנַן · ἀγαλλιάω is a Hebrew word meaning "to shout for joy".

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Meaning

to shout for joy

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 19×

Imperfect 1Chr 16:33 · Isa 52:8 · Ps 5:12 · Ps 84:3 · Ps 89:13 · Ps 96:12 · Ps 98:8 · Ps 132:9 · Ps 132:16 · Ps 145:7 · Ps 149:5 · Ps 63:8 · Ps 92:5 · Ps 51:16 · Ps 71:23 15×

Sequential imperfect Isa 52:9 · Ps 33:1 2×

Cohortative Ps 20:6 · Ps 95:1 2×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×

Imperfect Isa 24:14 · Isa 42:11 · Isa 61:7 · Isa 65:14 · Ps 35:27 · Prov 1:20 · Prov 8:3 · Prov 29:6 8×

Sequential imperfect Isa 54:1 · Lam 2:19 · Zech 2:14 · Zeph 3:14 · Isa 44:23 · Isa 49:13 · Jer 31:7 7×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×

Sequential imperfect Deut 32:43 · Ps 81:2 2×

Imperfect Job 29:13 · Ps 65:9 2×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Imperfect Isa 16:10 1×

Hithpolel 1×

Participle active Ps 78:65 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 40 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 26 Imperative 11 Cohortative 2 Participle active 1

Stem

Piel 19 Qal 15 Hiphil 4 Pual 1 Hithpolel 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 23 Imperative 11 Indicative/cohortative 3

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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