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רָנַן H7442

H7442 is the Hebrew word רָנַן, transliterated rânan and said raw-nan'. The King James Version most often renders it sing.

Word: רָנַןTransliteration: rânanSaid: raw-nan'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 47 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 39 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sing 17×rejoice 7×sing aloud 3×shout for joy 2×shout 2×crieth 2×shouted 1×sing out 1×sang 1×yea i will sing aloud 1×sing for joy 1×greatly rejoice 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.

Verses using רָנַן

The first 40 of 47 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 9:24 · KJV

And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Deuteronomy 32:43 · KJV

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 his land, and to his people.

1 Chronicles 16:33 · KJV

Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

Job 38:7 · KJV

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Psalm 5:11 · KJV

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Psalm 20:5 · KJV

We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

Psalm 32:11 · KJV

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Psalm 33:1 · KJV

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

Psalm 35:27 · KJV

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Psalm 51:14 · KJV

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Psalm 59:16 · KJV

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 67:4 · KJV

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Psalm 71:23 · KJV

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Psalm 78:65 · KJV

Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

Psalm 81:1 · KJV

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Psalm 84:2 · KJV

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Psalm 89:12 · KJV

The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

Psalm 90:14 · KJV

O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Psalm 92:4 · KJV

For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

Psalm 95:1 · KJV

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Psalm 98:4 · KJV

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Psalm 98:8 · KJV

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

Psalm 132:16 · KJV

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Psalm 145:7 · KJV

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

Psalm 149:5 · KJV

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Proverbs 1:20 · KJV

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

Proverbs 8:3 · KJV

She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

Proverbs 29:6 · KJV

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Isaiah 12:6 · KJV

Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

Isaiah 16:10 · KJV

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

Isaiah 24:14 · KJV

They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

Isaiah 26:19 · KJV

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 shall cast out the dead.

Isaiah 35:6 · KJV

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 42:11 · KJV

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

Isaiah 44:23 · KJV

Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Isaiah 49:13 · KJV

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 afflicted.

Isaiah 52:8 · KJV

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

Isaiah 52:9 · KJV

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Isaiah 54:1 · KJV

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 desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 61:7 · KJV

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7442 mean?

H7442 is the Hebrew word רָנַן (rânan), meaning properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy).

How is H7442 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sing (17 times), rejoice (7 times), sing aloud (3 times), shout for joy (2 times), shout (2 times), among others.

How many times does H7442 appear in the Bible?

רָנַן (rânan) is tagged in 47 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7442 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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