Original Language Studio
Isaiah 44:23
“Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H7442 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
- Grammar
- רָנּ֨וּ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 53 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 9:24Deuteronomy 32:431 Chronicles 16:33Job 29:13Job 38:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָנַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.