HebrewH7488Verb

רָעַן

ra.an

16Occurrences
H7488Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous

from an unused root meaning to be green;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
v (Palel) to be or grow luxuriant or fresh or green

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

רָעַן appears 16 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
6
2 Kings
2
1 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Deuteronomy
1
Ezk
1
Isaiah
1
Job
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 14:23BSB

They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:10BSB

They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

Isaiah 57:5BSB

who burn with lust among the oaks,under every luxuriant tree,who slaughter your children in the valleys,under the clefts of the rocks?

Jeremiah 17:8BSB

He is like a tree planted by the watersthat sends out its roots toward the stream.It does not fear when the heat comes,and its leaves are always green.It does not worry in a year of drought,nor does it cease to produce fruit.

Jeremiah 3:13BSB

Only acknowledge your guilt,that you have rebelled against the LORD your God.You have scattered your favors to foreign godsunder every green treeand have not obeyed My voice,’”declares the LORD.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.