Strong's Lexicon

H7488

H7488 — רַעֲנַן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicra`ananadjectiveOccurrences: 20TWOT: 2190a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7488
Word:	רַעֲנַן
Part of Speech:	adjective
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to H7488
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	20
Transliteration:	ra`anan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	rah-aw-nan'
Meaning:	1. green 2. (figuratively) prosperous
KJV Renderings:	flourishing.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8029

רַעֲנָן adjective luxuriant, fresh; — masculine ׳ ר Deut 12:2 +; feminine רַעֲנָנָה Song 1:16 masculine plural רַעֲנַנִּים Ps 92:15 — luxuriant, of trees: בְּרוֺשׁ Hos 14:9, זַיִת Ps 52:10 (both simile), Jer 11:16 (figurative); simile also, ׳ כְּאֶזְרָח ר Ps 37:35 (but read כְּאֶרֶז הַלְּבָנוֺן ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and most); especially in phrase תַּחַת ׳ כָּלעֵֿץ ר place of idolatrous rites, Deut 12:2; 1Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:4 = 2Chr 28:4; 2Kgs 17:10; Jer 2:20; Jer 3:6; Jer 3:13; Isa 57:5; Ezek 6:13 ׳ עַלעֵֿץ ר Jer 17:2 (si vera lectio); leaf Jer 17:8 (figurative); leafy couch Song 1:16 fresh, oil Ps 92:11 fresh, flourishing, person (figurative, as trees) Ps 92:15 (+ דְּשֵׁנִים).

BDB9907

רַעֲנַן adjective flourishing (perhaps loan-word from Biblical Hebrew רַעֲנָן luxuriant, √ רען); — figurative of person Dan 4:1 (compare Biblical Hebrew Ps 92:15).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke