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Strong's #7442: ranan (pronounced raw-nan')

a primitive root; properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy):--aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

rânan

1) to overcome

1a) (Hithpolel) to be overcome

2) to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry

2a) (Qal)

2a1) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exaltation, distress)

2a2) to cry aloud (in summons, exhortation of wisdom)

2b) (Piel) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exultation, praise

2c) (Pual) ringing cry, singing out (passive)

2d) (Hiphil) to cause to ring or sing out (for joy)

2e) (Hithpolel) rejoicing (participle)

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: a primitive root

Same Word by TWOT Number: 2134, 2179



Usage:

This word is used 54 times:

Jeremiah 51:48: "and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers"
Lamentations 2:19: "Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water"
Zephaniah 3:14: " Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all"
Zechariah 2:10: " Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell"









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