רָנַן ranan
Hebrew word for “to sing” · Strong’s H7442 · used 54 times in 53 verses
Meaning
1) to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry;
Senses in the lexicon
- to sing (52)
- to overcome (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for ranan in context, with how often each is used:
- shout for joy 13
- will shout for joy 10
- them shout for joy 3
- sing for joy 3
- cry out 3
- may sing for joy 2
- them sing for joy 2
- cries aloud 2
- will cry out for joy 2
- shouted 1
- made sing for joy 1
- when sang 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 26 | 1.3 | |
| Isaiah | 14 | 0.8 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 98 (2), Psalms 132 (2), Isaiah 35 (2), Isaiah 52 (2), Jeremiah 31 (2), Leviticus 9 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), 1 Chronicles 16 (1), Job 29 (1), Job 38 (1)
Forms
- ירננו 11
- ירנו 5
- ורננו 4
- רני 4
- ארנן 3
- רנו 3
- הרנינו 2
- נרננה 2
- רננו 2
- תרנה 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ranan more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׂמַח samach “to rejoice” 9
- רוּעַ rua “to shout” 7
- פָּצַח patsach “to break out” 5
- צָהַל tsahal “to cry out” 4
- צִיּוֹן tsiyyon “Zion” 5
- לֵב lev “heart” 6
- עָלַז alaz “to exult” 3
- יָחְדָּו yachdav “together” 4
- טוּב tuv “goodness” 3
- חָסִיד chasid “pious” 3
- רִנָּה rinnah “cry” 3
- בֹּקֶר boqer “morning” 4
Key verses
The verses using ranan that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 32:43 — Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto…
- Psalms 51:14 — Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- Psalms 95:1 — O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
- Isaiah 12:6 — Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Isaiah 26:19 — Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth…
- Isaiah 35:2 — It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they…
- Isaiah 35:6 — Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
- 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 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…
- Jeremiah 31:12 — Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for…
- Zephaniah 3:14 — Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 2:10 — Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
See all 53 verses in the Word Atlas
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.