Jeremiah 17:2:6Jer.17.2.W6TAB
רַֽעֲנָ֑ן
raanan
“green”
- Transliteration
- ra-a-NA-n
- Extended
- rah-ah-NAH-n
- IPA
- /ra.ʕăˈnaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- green
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-a-NA-n
- phraseyour reading level
al-ETS ra-a-NA-n
- clause
kiz-KOR be-ne-HEM miz-be-KHO-tam va-a-she-re-HEM al-ETS ra-a-NA-n
- sentence
kiz-KOR be-ne-HEM miz-be-KHO-tam va-a-she-re-HEM al-ETS ra-a-NA-n AL ge-va-OT ha-ge-VO-hot
Exegesis
The construct chain al-etz raanan {עַל־עֵץ רַעֲנָן | ʿal-ʿēṣ ra-ʿă-nān} ‘on a green tree’ specifies location within sacred groves.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־נ
“to be fresh, luxuriant”
In context — Jeremiah 17:2
While their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree on the high hills.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:2, so the Hebrew word רַֽעֲנָ֑ן (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 Jer.17.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.2.W6.S1) and character.