Definition
a primitive root; properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
Traditional 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.
Traditional 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רוּן:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
54 total
- Leviticus 9:24וַיָּרֹ֔נּוּ · they shouted for joyFire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
- Deuteronomy 32:43הַרְנִ֤ינוּ · Rejoice, [O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him.]Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
- 1 Chronicles 16:33יְרַנְּנ֖וּ · will sing for joyThen the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
- Job 29:13אַרְנִֽן׃ · sing for joyThe dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 38:7בְּרָן־ · sang…while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Psalm 5:11יְ֭רַנֵּנוּ · let them ever shout for joyBut let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Psalm 20:5נְרַנְּנָ֤ה׀ · May we shout for joyMay we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
- Psalm 32:11וְ֝הַרְנִ֗ינוּ · shout for joyBe glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Psalm 33:1רַנְּנ֣וּ · RejoiceRejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
- Psalm 35:27יָרֹ֣נּוּ · shout for joyMay those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
- Psalm 51:14תְּרַנֵּ֥ן · will singDeliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
- Psalm 59:16וַאֲרַנֵּ֥ן · and proclaimBut I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Psalm 63:7אֲרַנֵּֽן׃ · I will sing for joyFor You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
- Psalm 65:8תַּרְנִֽין׃ · shout for joyThose who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
- Psalm 67:4וִֽירַנְּנ֗וּ · and sing for joyLet the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- Psalm 71:23תְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣ה · will shout for joyWhen I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
- Psalm 78:65מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן · overcomeThen the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Psalm 81:1הַ֭רְנִינוּ · Sing for joyFor the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
- Psalm 84:2יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ · cry outMy soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
- Psalm 89:12יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ · shout for joyNorth and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
- Psalm 90:14וּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥ה · that we may sing for joySatisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
- Psalm 92:4אֲרַנֵּֽן׃ · I sing for joyFor You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
- Psalm 95:1נְרַנְּנָ֣ה · let us sing for joyCome, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Psalm 96:12יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ · will sing for joyLet the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
- Psalm 98:4וְרַנְּנ֣וּ · let your cry ring outMake a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Psalm 98:8יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ · for joyLet the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy
- Psalm 132:9יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ · shout for joyMay Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
- Psalm 132:16רַנֵּ֥ן · will sing out in joy; יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Psalm 145:7יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ · and sing joyfully ofThey will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
- Psalm 149:5יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ · let them shout for joyLet the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
- Proverbs 1:20תָּרֹ֑נָּה · calls outWisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
- Proverbs 8:3תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ · she cries outBeside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:
- Proverbs 29:6יָר֥וּן · singsAn evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
- Isaiah 12:6וָרֹ֖נִּי · and singCry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isaiah 16:10יְרֻנָּ֖ן · singsJoy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.
- Isaiah 24:14יָרֹ֑נּוּ · they shout for joyThey raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
- Isaiah 26:19וְרַנְּנ֜וּ · and singYour dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
- Isaiah 35:2וְרַנֵּ֔ן · and singingIt will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Isaiah 35:6וְתָרֹ֖ן · will shout for joyThen the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
- Isaiah 42:11יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ · sing for joyLet the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
- Isaiah 44:23רָנּ֨וּ · Sing for joySing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 49:13רָנּ֤וּ · Shout for joyShout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Isaiah 52:8יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ · they shout for joyListen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.
- Isaiah 52:9רַנְּנוּ֙ · singBreak forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 54:1רָנִּ֥י · Shout for joy“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
- Isaiah 61:7יָרֹ֣נּוּ · they will rejoiceInstead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
- Isaiah 65:14יָרֹ֖נּוּ · will shout for joyMy servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Jeremiah 31:7רָנּ֤וּ · SingFor this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
- Jeremiah 31:12וְרִנְּנ֣וּ · and shout for joyThey will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.