רִנָּה rinnah

Hebrew word for “cry” · Strong’s H7440 · used 33 times in 33 verses

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Meaning

1) ringing cry; 1a) of entreaty, supplication; 1b) in proclamation, joy, praise

How it is translated

Glosses given for rinnah in context, with how often each is used:

• shout of joy 21
• cry of entreaty 11
• cry 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 126 (3), 1 Kings 8 (1), 1 Kings 22 (1), 2 Chronicles 6 (1), 2 Chronicles 20 (1), Psalms 17 (1), Psalms 30 (1), Psalms 42 (1), Psalms 47 (1), Psalms 61 (1)

Forms

• רנה 14
• ברנה 8
• רנתי 4
• הרנה 3
• רנתם 3
• לרנתי 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rinnah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• תְּפִלָּה tephillah “prayer” 7
• פָּצַח patsach “to break out” 5
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 9
• פָּלַל palal “to pray” 4
• שִׂמְחָה simchah “joy” 4
• שָׂשׂוֹן sasvon “rejoicing” 3
• קָשַׁב qashav “to listen” 3
• רָנַן ranan “to sing” 3
• גָּאַל gaal “to redeem” 3
• קוֹל qol “voice” 4
• הַר har “mountain” 4
• אֲנָחָה anachah “sighing” 2

Key verses

The verses using rinnah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 30:5 — For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
• Psalms 42:4 — When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and…
• Psalms 126:2 — Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
• Isaiah 35:10 — And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and…
• Isaiah 44:23 — Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for…
• Isaiah 48:20 — Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath…
• Isaiah 49:13 — Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his…
• Isaiah 51:11 — Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and…
• Isaiah 54:1 — Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the…
• Isaiah 55:12 — For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the…
• Jeremiah 14:12 — When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword,…
• Zephaniah 3:17 — The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.