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
- Jeremiah 51:48וְרִנְּנ֤וּ · will shout for joyThen heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
- Lamentations 2:19רֹ֣נִּי · cry outArise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
- Zephaniah 3:14רָנִּי֙ · Sing for joySing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
- Zechariah 2:10רָנִּ֥י · Shout for joy“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.