7488. raanan
Berean Strong's Lexicon
raanan: Fresh, green, flourishing

Original Word: רַעֲנָן
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: raanan
Pronunciation: rah-ah-NAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (rah-an-awn')
Definition: Fresh, green, flourishing
Meaning: verdant, new, prosperous

Word Origin: Derived from a root that means "to be green" or "to flourish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of flourishing or being green can be related to Greek words like "θαλλός" (thallos), meaning a young shoot or sprout, which conveys a similar idea of growth and vitality.

Usage: The Hebrew word "raanan" is used to describe something that is fresh, green, or flourishing. It often refers to vegetation, such as trees or plants, that are thriving and full of life. The term conveys a sense of vitality and abundance, often symbolizing prosperity and blessing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, the imagery of green and flourishing plants was a powerful symbol of life, prosperity, and divine blessing. The land's fertility was seen as a direct result of God's favor, and the flourishing of vegetation was a sign of His provision. This imagery is frequently used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the ideal state of the land and the people when they are in right relationship with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from raan
Definition
luxuriant, fresh
NASB Translation
fresh (1), green (12), luxuriant (5), very green (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רַעֲנָן adjective luxuriant, fresh; — masculine ׳ר Deuteronomy 12:2 +; feminine רַעֲנָנָה Songs 1:16; masculine plural רַעֲנַנִּים Psalm 92:15; — luxuriant, of trees: בְּרוֺשׁ Hosea 14:9, זַיִת Psalm 52:10 (both simile), Jeremiah 11:16 (figurative); simile also, ׳כְּאֶזְרָח ר Psalm 37:35 (but read כְּאֶרֶז הַלְּבָנוֺן ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and most); especially in phrase תַּחַת ׳כָּלעֵֿץ ר place of idolatrous rites, Deuteronomy 12:2; 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 16:4 2Chronicles 28:4; 2 Kings 17:10; Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 3:6,13; Isaiah 57:5; Ezekiel 6:13; ׳עַלעֵֿץ ר Jeremiah 17:2 (si vera lectio); leaf Jeremiah 17:8 (figurative); leafy couch Songs 1:16; fresh, oil Psalm 92:11; fresh, flourishing, person (figurative, as trees) Psalm 92:15 (+ דְּשֵׁנִים).

I. רעע (√ of following; original meaning dubious).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
green, flourishing

From an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous -- green, flourishing.

Forms and Transliterations
וְרַֽעֲנַנִּ֣ים ורעננים רַ֭עֲנָן רַֽעֲנָ֑ן רַֽעֲנָ֔ן רַֽעֲנָן֙ רַעֲנָ֑ן רַעֲנָ֔ן רַעֲנָ֖ן רַעֲנָֽן׃ רַעֲנָֽנָה׃ רַעֲנָן׃ רַעֲנָנָֽה׃ רענן רענן׃ רעננה׃ ra‘ănān ra‘ănānāh ra·‘ă·nā·nāh ra·‘ă·nān raanan raaNanah Raanon veraananNim wə·ra·‘ă·nan·nîm wəra‘ănannîm
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Deuteronomy 12:2
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָן׃
NAS: and under every green tree.
KJV: and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
INT: every tree green

1 Kings 14:23
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: and beneath every luxuriant tree.
KJV: hill, and under every green tree.
INT: every tree luxuriant

2 Kings 16:4
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: and under every green tree.
KJV: and on the hills, and under every green tree.
INT: every tree green

2 Kings 17:10
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: and under every green tree,
KJV: hill, and under every green tree:
INT: every tree green

2 Chronicles 28:4
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: and under every green tree.
KJV: and on the hills, and under every green tree.
INT: every tree green

Job 15:32
HEB: וְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רַעֲנָֽנָה׃
KJV: and his branch shall not be green.
INT: and his palm before shall not be green

Psalm 37:35
HEB: וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native
KJV: and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
INT: Spreading tree A luxuriant

Psalm 52:8
HEB: וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ כְּזַ֣יִת רַ֭עֲנָן בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים
NAS: But as for me, I am like a green olive tree
KJV: But I [am] like a green olive tree
INT: I olive A green the house of God

Psalm 92:10
HEB: בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: I have been anointed with fresh oil.
KJV: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
INT: have been anointed oil fresh

Psalm 92:14
HEB: בְּשֵׂיבָ֑ה דְּשֵׁנִ֖ים וְרַֽעֲנַנִּ֣ים יִהְיֽוּ׃
NAS: They shall be full of sap and very green,
KJV: they shall be fat and flourishing;
INT: old shall be full and very become

Songs 1:16
HEB: אַף־ עַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ רַעֲנָנָֽה׃
NAS: Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
KJV: also our bed [is] green.
INT: Indeed our couch is luxuriant

Isaiah 57:5
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֑ן שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י הַיְלָדִים֙
NAS: every luxuriant tree,
KJV: yourselves with idols under every green tree,
INT: every tree luxuriant slaughter the children

Jeremiah 2:20
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֔ן אַ֖תְּ צֹעָ֥ה
NAS: every green tree
KJV: hill and under every green tree
INT: every tree green You have lain

Jeremiah 3:6
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָ֖ן וַתִּזְנִי־ שָֽׁם׃
NAS: every green tree,
KJV: and under every green tree,
INT: every tree green was a harlot there

Jeremiah 3:13
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֔ן וּבְקוֹלִ֥י לֹא־
NAS: every green tree,
KJV: to the strangers under every green tree,
INT: every tree green my voice have not

Jeremiah 11:16
HEB: זַ֤יִת רַֽעֲנָן֙ יְפֵ֣ה פְרִי־
NAS: your name, A green olive tree,
KJV: thy name, A green olive tree,
INT: olive A green beautiful fruit

Jeremiah 17:2
HEB: עַל־ עֵ֣ץ רַֽעֲנָ֑ן עַ֖ל גְּבָע֥וֹת
NAS: and their Asherim By green trees
KJV: and their groves by the green trees
INT: and trees green and hills

Jeremiah 17:8
HEB: וְהָיָ֥ה עָלֵ֖הוּ רַֽעֲנָ֑ן וּבִשְׁנַ֤ת בַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙
NAS: But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious
KJV: but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful
INT: become leaves will be green A year of drought

Ezekiel 6:13
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֤ץ רַֽעֲנָן֙ וְתַ֙חַת֙ כָּל־
NAS: under every green tree and under
KJV: of the mountains, and under every green tree,
INT: every tree green and under every

Hosea 14:8
HEB: אֲנִי֙ כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַֽעֲנָ֔ן מִמֶּ֖נִּי פֶּרְיְךָ֥
NAS: and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress;
KJV: [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir tree.
INT: I cypress A luxuriant at your fruit

20 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7488
20 Occurrences


ra·‘ă·nān — 16 Occ.
ra·‘ă·nā·nāh — 2 Occ.
ra·‘ă·nān — 1 Occ.
wə·ra·‘ă·nan·nîm — 1 Occ.
















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