רַעֲנַן
ra.a.nan
luxuriant
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word רַעֲנַן (ra.a.nan) is defined as "luxuriant." This term describes something that is lush, abundant, and possibly even excessive in its growth or development. In its 19 occurrences throughout the Bible, this word is used to describe various aspects of nature, such as trees, gardens, and landscapes. The use of רַעֲנַן suggests a sense of vibrancy and thriving, often in the context of God's creation or blessing. This word highlights the beauty and richness of the natural world, emphasizing the idea that God's presence and care can lead to extraordinary growth and abundance. By using this term, the biblical authors convey a sense of wonder and awe at the majesty of creation.
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Occurrences in Scripture
19 total occurrences across the text
He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Psalms 92:14They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
Psalms 52:8But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.
Psalms 92:10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.
Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
Isaiah 57:5you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago I broke off your yoke, and burst your bonds. You said, ‘I will not serve;’ for on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed yourself, playing the prostitute.
Jeremiah 3:6Moreover, Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and has played the prostitute there.
Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against Yahweh your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,’ says Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 11:16Yahweh called your name, “A green olive tree, beautiful with goodly fruit.” With the noise of a great roar he has kindled fire on it, and its branches are broken.
Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.
Jeremiah 17:8For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
Ezekiel 6:13You will know that I am Yahweh, when their slain men are among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the places where they offered pleasant aroma to all their idols.
Hosea 14:8Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”
Deuteronomy 12:2You shall surely destroy all the places in which the nations that you shall dispossess served their gods: on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
1 Kings 14:23For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Kings 16:4He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:10and they set up for themselves pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill, and under every green tree;