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Lexicon :: Strong's H7488 - raʿănān

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רַעֲנָן
Transliteration
raʿănān
Pronunciation
rah-an-awn'
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Part of Speech
adjective, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be green
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2190a

Strong’s Definitions

רַעֲנָן raʻănân, rah-an-awn'; from an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous:—green, flourishing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H7488 in the following manner: green (18x), fresh (1x), flourishing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H7488 in the following manner: green (18x), fresh (1x), flourishing (1x).
verb

  1. (Palel) to be or grow luxuriant or fresh or green

    adjective

  2. luxuriant, fresh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רַעֲנָן raʻănân, rah-an-awn'; from an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous:—green, flourishing.
STRONGS H7488: Abbreviations
‴ [רָעַן] verb only
Pa`lel be or grow luxuriant, fresh, green; — Perfect 3rd person feminine singular רַעֲנָ֑נָה (DeHiob) Job 15:32 (of branch, in figure).

† 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 Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version and most); especially in phrase תַּחַת כָּלעֵֿץ ר׳ place of idolatrous rites, Deuteronomy 12:2; 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 16:4 2 Chronicles 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).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7487.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

12:2; 12:2

1 Kings

14:23

2 Kings

16:4; 17:10

2 Chronicles

28:4

Job

15:32

Psalms

37:35; 92:11; 92:15; 92:15

Song of Songs

1:16; 1:16

Isaiah

57:5

Jeremiah

2:20; 3:6; 3:13; 11:16; 17:2; 17:8

Ezekiel

6:13

Hosea

14:9

H7488

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7488 matches the Hebrew רַעֲנָן (raʿănān),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:2 - “When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods—high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:23 - For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:4 - He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:10 - They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:4 - He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:32 - Like trees, they will be cut down in the prime of life;
their branches will never again be green.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:35 - I have seen wicked and ruthless people
flourishing like a tree in its native soil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:8 - But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:10 - But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
You have anointed me with the finest oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:14 - Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
they will remain vital and green.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:16 - Young Woman
You are so handsome, my love,
pleasing beyond words!
The soft grass is our bed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:5 - You worship your idols with great passion
beneath the oaks and under every green tree.
You sacrifice your children down in the valleys,
among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20 - “Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
‘I will not serve you.’
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:13 - Only acknowledge your guilt.
Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God
and committed adultery against him
by worshiping idols under every green tree.
Confess that you refused to listen to my voice.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:16 - I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:2 - Even their children go to worship
at their pagan altars and Asherah poles,
beneath every green tree
and on every high hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:8 - They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:13 - They will know that I am the LORD when their dead lie scattered among their idols and altars on every hill and mountain and under every green tree and every great shade tree—the places where they offered sacrifices to their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:8 - “O Israel,[fn] stay away from idols!
I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you.
I am like a tree that is always green;
all your fruit comes from me.”
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