Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
cry
Usage: 1) ringing cry 1a) of entreaty, supplication 1b) in proclamation, joy, praise
Rinnah means “joy” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H7440 רִנָּה (rinnah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. rinnah (rin-naw') n-f. 1. (properly) a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief) [from H7442] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include cry, joy, shout, proclamation, and shouting. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
rinnah (rin-naw') n-f. 1. (properly) a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief) [from H7442] KJV: cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph. Root(s): H7442
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cry
Usage: 1) ringing cry 1a) of entreaty, supplication 1b) in proclamation, joy, praise
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render rinnah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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33 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7440.
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7440, grouped by book.
Rinnah (Strong's H7440) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "joy". rinnah (rin-naw') n-f. 1. (properly) a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief) [from H7442]
This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H7440 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7440 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cry, joy, shout, proclamation, and shouting. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.