רננה

Hebrew

Root
ר־נ־ן (r-n-n)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /re.naˈna/

Noun

רְנָנָה • (renaná, rənɔnɔ) f (plural indefinite רְנָנוֹת, singular construct רִנְנַת־, plural construct רִנְנוֹת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]

1. (Biblical Hebrew, poetic) exultation, joy, joyful shouting
   • Tanach, Job 3:7, with translation of the King James Version:

     הִנֵּה הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יְהִי גַלְמוּד אַל־תָּבֹא רְנָנָה בוֹ׃

     hinne halláylɔ hahuʕ yəhi ḡalmuḏ ʕal-taḇoʕ rənɔnɔ ḇo

     Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

   • Tanach, Psalms 100:2, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה בְּשִׂמְחָה בֹּאוּ לְפָנָיו בִּרְנָנָה׃

     ʕiḇḏu ʔɛṯ-YHWH bəśimḥɔ bóʕu ləp̄ɔnɔw birnɔnɔ

     Serve Jehovah with joy: come before his presence with exultation.

Proper noun

רְנָנָה • (Renaná) f

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ri.neˈna/

Verb

רִנְּנָה • (rinená, rinnənɔ)

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רינן / רִנֵּן (rinén, rinnen), defective spelling

Further reading

• H7445 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible