רִנָּהrinnâh

ringing cry

Pronunciation: rin-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7440

Meanings

1. in entreaty, supplication, to ׳ י (1 Kings 8:28; 2 Chronicles 6:19; Jeremiah 7:16)

2. in proclamation (1 Kings 22:36)

3. in joy, especially praise to ׳ י (Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:11; 2 Chronicles 20:22)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 33 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 8:28 Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you today.
  • 1 Kings 22:36 Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”
  • 2 Chronicles 6:19 Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.
  • Psalms 17:1 O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.
  • Psalms 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).