Hosea 14:8:10Hos.14.8.W10TABWLC Hosea 14:9

רַעֲנָ֔ן

raanan

green or luxuriant

Transliteration
ra-a-NAN
Extended
rah-ah-NAHN
IPA
/ra.ʕăˈnaːn/

Meaning by language

English
green or luxuriant

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Result
רַ + עֲ + נָ֔ן
ra + a + nan
raanan

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-a-NAN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN

  3. clause

    a-NI a-NI-ti va-a-shu-RE-nu a-NI kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN mim-me-NI PER-ye-kha nim-tSA

  4. sentence

    e-fra-YIM MA-li OD la-a-tsa-BIM a-NI a-NI-ti va-a-shu-RE-nu a-NI kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN mim-me-NI PER-ye-kha nim-tSA

Exegesis

kivrosh raanan {אֲנִי … כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַעֲנָ֔ן | ʾă·nî … kiv·rôš ra·ʿă·nān} supplies a stable, ever-living image of protection and vitality.

In contextHosea 14:8

Ephraim: What remains for me with idols ? I have answered him and will look upon him; I am like a green cypress. From Me your fruit is found.

About this coordinate

Hosea 14:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Hosea 14:8, so the Hebrew word רַעֲנָ֔ן (raanan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Hos.14.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.8.W10.S1) and character.