Jeremiah 17:8:15Jer.17.8.W15TAB
רַֽעֲנָ֑ן
raanan
“green or luxuriant”
- Transliteration
- ra-a-naN
- Extended
- rah-ah-nAAN
- IPA
- /ra.ʕăˈnaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- green or luxuriant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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Word in context
- word
ra-a-naN
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim ve-al-yu-VAL ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v ve-LO yra yir-E ki-ya-VO KHOM ve-ha-YA a-LE-hu ra-a-naN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-ETS sha-TUL al-MA-yim ve-al-yu-VAL ye-sha-LAKH sha-ra-SHAI-v ve-LO yra yir-E ki-ya-VO KHOM ve-ha-YA a-LE-hu ra-a-naN u-vi-she-NAT ba-TSO-ret LO yid-AG ve-LO ya-MISH me-a-SOT pe-RI
Exegesis
The second vehayah clause marks resilience, with alehu ra‘anan {עָלֵ֖הוּ רַֽעֲנָ֑ן | ʿā-lē-hū ra-ʿă-nān} ‘its leaf fresh’ highlighting vitality.
Root and etymology
ר-ע-נ
“fresh, luxuriant”
In context — Jeremiah 17:8
And he will be like a tree planted beside waters, sending out his roots toward the stream. He will not fear when heat comes, and his leaf will remain fresh. In the year of drought he will not worry , and he will not cease from producing fruit.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 17:8, 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.17.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.8.W15.S1) and character.