Lexical Definition
רַעֲנָן raʻănân (rah-an-awn') be fresh H:V
from an unused root meaning to be green
green, flourishing.
- verdant
- by analogy, new
- figuratively, prosperous
v
1) (Palel) to be or grow luxuriant or fresh or green
adj
2) luxuriant, fresh
Brown-Driver-Briggs
רַעֲנָן adjective luxuriant, fresh; — masculine ׳ר Deut 12:2 +; feminine רַעֲנָנָה Song 1:16 masculine plural רַעֲנַנִּים Ps 92:15* — luxuriant, of trees: בְּרוֺשׁ Hos 14:9*, זַיִת Ps 52:10* (both simile), Jer 11:16 (figurative); simile also, ׳כְּאֶזְרָח ר Ps 37:35 (but read כְּאֶרֶז הַלְּבָנוֺן ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and most); especially in phrase תַּחַת ׳כָּלעֵֿץ ר place of idolatrous rites, Deut 12:2; 1Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:4 = 2Chr 28:4; 2Kgs 17:10; Jer 2:20; Jer 3:6; Jer 3:13; Isa 57:5; Ezek 6:13 ׳עַלעֵֿץ ר Jer 17:2 (si vera lectio); leaf vJer 17:8 (figurative); leafy couch Song 1:16 fresh, oil Ps 92:11* fresh, flourishing, person (figurative, as trees) vPs 92:15* (+ דְּשֵׁנִים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 12:2 |
| 1 Kings | 14:23 |
| 2 Kings | 16:4 · 17:10 |
| 2 Chronicles | 28:4 |
| Psalms | 37:35 · 52:10* · 92:11* · 92:15* |
| Song of Solomon | 1:16 |
| Isaiah | 57:5 |
| Jeremiah | 2:20 · 3:6 · 3:13 · 11:16 · 17:2 · 17:8 |
| Ezekiel | 6:13 |
| Hosea | 14:9* |