What does רַעֲנָן (raʿănān) mean in the Bible?
רַעֲנָן (raʿănān): Verdure as metaphor for vitality: physical greenness signifies flourishing, renewal, and prosperity across literal and figurative domains
Hebrew · H7488
רַעֲנָן
Verdant ; by analogy, new ; figuratively, prosperous
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רַעֲנָן H7488
Pronunciation raʿănān
What does רַעֲנָן (raʿănān) mean in the Bible?
רַעֲנָן (raʿănān): Verdure as metaphor for vitality: physical greenness signifies flourishing, renewal, and prosperity across literal and figurative domains
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7488?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include green (10), a flourishing (2), flourishing (2), and green (1), flourish (1).
Where does רַעֲנָן (raʿănān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 12:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (6), Psalms (4), 2 Kings (2), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It green 10× Deuteronomy 12:2, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Kings 17:10
a flourishing 2× Jeremiah 11:16, Hosea 14:8
flourishing 2× Psalms 37:35, Psalms 52:8
and green 1× Psalms 92:14
flourish 1× Job 15:32
luxuriant 1× Isaiah 57:5
the green 1× Jeremiah 17:2
The soft grass 1× Song Of Solomon 1:16
with fine 1× Psalms 92:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 12:2 רַעֲנָן׃ to green Adjective - masculine singular 1 Kings 14:23 רַעֲנָֽן׃ to green Adjective - masculine singular 2 Kings 16:4 רַעֲנָֽן׃ to green Adjective - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:10 רַעֲנָֽן׃ to green Adjective - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 28:4 רַעֲנָֽן׃ to green Adjective - masculine singular Job 15:32 רַעֲנָֽנָה׃ to flourish Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 37:35 רַעֲנָֽן׃ to flourishing Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 52:8 רַ֭עֲנָן to flourishing Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 92:10 רַעֲנָֽן׃ to with fine Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 92:14 וְרַֽעֲנַנִּ֣ים to and green Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 12:2
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 11
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
רַעֲנָֽן׃ 6x ra·‘ă·nān 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Kings 17:10, 2 Chronicles 28:4
רַעֲנָ֔ן 2x ra·‘ă·nān Jeremiah 2:20, Jeremiah 3:13
רַֽעֲנָן֙ 2x ra·‘ă·nān Jeremiah 11:16, Ezekiel 6:13
רַֽעֲנָ֑ן 2x ra·‘ă·nān Jeremiah 17:2, Jeremiah 17:8
וְרַֽעֲנַנִּ֣ים 1x wə·ra·‘ă·nan·nîm Psalms 92:14
רַ֭עֲנָן 1x ra·‘ă·nān Psalms 52:8
רַעֲנָ֑ן 1x ra·‘ă·nān Isaiah 57:5
רַעֲנָ֖ן 1x ra·‘ă·nān Jeremiah 3:6
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 17x Deuteronomy 12:2, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Kings 17:10
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 1:16
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Psalms 92:14
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Job 15:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Verdure as metaphor for vitality: physical greenness signifies flourishing, renewal, and prosperity across literal and figurative domains
Source Gloss
verdant ; by analogy, new ; figuratively, prosperous
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Verdure as metaphor for vitality: physical greenness signifies flourishing, renewal, and prosperity across literal and figurative domains
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous Usage: green, flourishing.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 19
Palel 1×
Perfect Job 15:32 1×
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain