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Strong's H7488 רַעֲנָן (raanan)

Raanan means “green” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7488
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 11

Strong's H7488 Quick Answer

Strong's H7488 רַעֲנַן (ra`anan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ra`anan (rah-aw-nan') adj. 1. green 2. (figuratively) prosperous It has 20 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include green and flourishing. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ra`anan (rah-aw-nan') adj. 1. green 2. (figuratively) prosperous
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
green and flourishing

Meaning and Definition

ra`anan (rah-aw-nan') adj. 1. green 2. (figuratively) prosperous [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7488] KJV: flourishing. Root(s): H7488

Original Word
רַעֲנַן
Transliteration
ra`anan
Derivation
First root strongs: 7488
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7488. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7488 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ra`anan, 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.

green Deuteronomy 12:2 18× flourishing Psalms 92:14

How Strong's H7488 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7488 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7488 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 12:2 KJV

Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:

1 Kings 14:23 KJV

For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

2 Kings 16:4 KJV

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7488.

Deuteronomy 12:2 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
1 Kings 14:23 Old Testament, KJV
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 16:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
2 Chronicles 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Job 15:32 Old Testament, KJV
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
Psalms 37:35 Old Testament, KJV
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Psalms 52:8 Old Testament, KJV
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalms 92:10 Old Testament, KJV
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Psalms 92:14 Old Testament, KJV
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Song of Solomon 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Isaiah 57:5 Old Testament, KJV
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
Jeremiah 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
Jeremiah 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
Jeremiah 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 11:16 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Jeremiah 17:2 Old Testament, KJV
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
Jeremiah 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Ezekiel 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
Hosea 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7488, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7488 FAQ

What does raanan (רַעֲנָן) mean?

Raanan (Strong's H7488) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "green". ra`anan (rah-aw-nan') adj. 1. green 2. (figuratively) prosperous

How many times is raanan (רַעֲנָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H7488 across 11 books.

Where can I study raanan (רַעֲנָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7488 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate raanan (רַעֲנָן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as green and flourishing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.