ranan · shout for joy

What it means

ranan (רָנַן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “shout for joy”.

Sing joyfully.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To raise a glad cry.
2. To call out loudly.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Word study

To shout for joy, to sing with jubilation: the joyful cry of a person or a people, and also, in the poems, of the whole creation. BDB defines it as a cry that rings out, above all of joy. From the same root is רִנָּה, the song of jubilation.

• The people shout for joy before YHWH Psalms 33:1Psalms 5:11Leviticus 9:24
• Creation shouts for joy 1 Chronicles 16:33Psalms 96:12Job 38:7
• The joy of the restoration Isaiah 35:6Isaiah 54:1Jeremiah 31:12
• Wisdom cries aloud in the street Proverbs 1:20Proverbs 8:3

How we translate it

“Shout for joy” 39 times, with “shouted for joy” and “shouts for joy”, in the Psalms, Job, Isaiah and the song of 1 Chronicles 16 alike; “Acclaim” in Deuteronomy 32:43 and “Sing” or “sing for joy” a few times (Jeremiah 31:7, 12). When it is wisdom’s public call it is “cries aloud”, without joy (Proverbs 1:20; 8:3).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• shout for joy ×39
• Sing ×2
• cries aloud ×2
• shouted for joy ×2
• shouting ×2
• Acclaim ×1
• cry aloud ×1
• cry out for joy ×1
• shouts for joy ×1
• singing ×1
• others ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Leviticus×1
• Deuteronomy×1
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Job×2
• Psalms×25
• Proverbs×3
• Isaiah×14
• Jeremiah×3
• Lamentations×1
• Zephaniah×1
• Zechariah×1

• Leviticus 9:24

  Fire came out from before YHWH and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat portions; and all the people saw it, and they shouted for joy and fell on their faces.

• Deuteronomy 32:43

  Acclaim, nations, his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and he will return vengeance to his adversaries, and make expiation for his land, his people.”

• 1 Chronicles 16:33

  Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before YHWH, for he comes to judge the earth.

• Job 29:13

  The blessing of the one perishing came upon me, and the heart of the widow I made shout for joy.

• Job 38:7

  when the stars of the morning shouted for joy together, and all the sons of Elohim shouted in acclamation?

• Psalms 5:11

  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; forever let them shout for joy, and may you cover them; and let those who love your name exult in you.

• Psalms 20:5

  We will shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our Elohim we will raise a banner. May YHWH fulfill all your requests.

• Psalms 32:11

  Be glad in YHWH and be jubilant, righteous ones, and shout for joy, all the upright in heart.

• Psalms 33:1

  Shout for joy, righteous ones, in YHWH; for the upright praise is fitting.

• Psalms 35:27

  Let them shout for joy and be glad, those who desire my righteousness, and let them say continually, “Magnified be YHWH, who desires the peace of his servant.”

• Psalms 51:14

  Deliver me from bloodguilt, Elohim, Elohim of my salvation; my tongue will shout for joy at your righteousness.

• Psalms 59:16

  But I will sing of your strength, and shout for joy in the morning over your loyal love; for you have been a high refuge for me, and a place to flee in the day of my distress.

• Psalms 63:7

  For you have been a help to me, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.

• Psalms 65:8

  And the inhabitants of the ends of the earth fear because of your signs; the goings out of the morning and of the evening you make shout for joy.

• Psalms 67:4

  Let the nations be glad and shout for joy, for you judge the peoples with uprightness, and the nations on the earth you guide. Selah.

• Psalms 71:23

  My lips will shout for joy when I sing psalms to you, and my soul, which you have ransomed.

• Psalms 78:65

  And Adonai awoke like one who sleeps, like a mighty man shouting because of wine.

• Psalms 81:1

  For the director. On the Gitit. Of Asaph. Shout for joy to Elohim our strength; raise a shout to the Elohim of Jacob.

• Psalms 84:2

  My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of YHWH; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living El.

• Psalms 89:12

  The north and the south, you created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy in your name.

• Psalms 90:14

  Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love, and we will shout for joy and rejoice all our days.

• Psalms 92:4

  For you have made me glad, YHWH, by your work; at the works of your hands I shout for joy.

• Psalms 95:1

  Come, let us shout for joy to YHWH; let us raise a shout to the Rock of our salvation.

• Psalms 96:12

  let the field exult, and all that is in it; then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy

• Psalms 98:4

  Raise a shout to YHWH, all the earth; break forth and shout for joy and sing psalms.

• Psalms 98:8

  Let the rivers clap their palms; together let the mountains shout for joy

• Psalms 132:9

  Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your faithful ones shout for joy.

• Psalms 132:16

  And its priests I will clothe with salvation, and its faithful ones will shout aloud for joy.

• Psalms 145:7

  The remembrance of the abundance of your goodness they will pour forth, and of your righteousness they will shout for joy.

• Psalms 149:5

  Let the faithful exult in glory; let them shout for joy on their beds.

• Proverbs 1:20

  Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.

• Proverbs 8:3

  beside the gates, at the mouth of the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries aloud:

• Proverbs 29:6

  In the transgression of an evil man is a snare, but the righteous shouts for joy and is glad.

• Isaiah 12:6

  Shout and cry out for joy, inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

• Isaiah 16:10

  And joy and gladness are gathered away from the orchard, and in the vineyards there is no singing, no shouting; the treader does not tread out wine in the presses; the shout I have made cease.

• Isaiah 24:14

  They lift up their voice, they shout for joy; over the loftiness of YHWH they cry out from the sea.

• Isaiah 26:19

  Your dead will live; my corpse, they will rise. Awake and shout for joy, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is a dew of lights, and the earth will cause to fall the shades.

• Isaiah 35:2

  It will surely blossom and rejoice, yes, with rejoicing and shouting for joy; the glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of YHWH, the majesty of our Elohim.

• Isaiah 35:6

  Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will shout for joy; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and torrents in the Arabah.

• Isaiah 42:11

  Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the villages where Kedar dwells; let the inhabitants of Sela shout for joy; from the top of the mountains let them cry out.

And 13 more times.