רִנָּה

1 Kings 8:28 הָֽרִנָּה֙ the cry of entreaty

Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.

1 Kings 22:36 הָרִנָּה֙ the cry

As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

2 Chronicles 6:19 הָרִנָּה֙ the cry of entreaty

Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.

2 Chronicles 20:22 בְרִנָּ֜ה with a shout of joy

The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

Here: "With a ringing cry": a loud, resonant shout, here clearly joyful. It is the sound of the Levitical singers' refrain carrying across the wilderness.

Psalm 17:1 רִנָּתִ֗י cry of entreaty my

A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.

Here: 'My ringing cry'. Usually rinnah is a loud shout of joy, but here (as in 1 Kings 8:28) it is a loud, piercing appeal for help. It is a raised voice, not weeping.

Psalm 30:5 רִנָּֽה׃ a shout of joy

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Here: A loud, ringing cry, here a shout or song of jubilation. Weeping was a sound, and its replacement is a louder sound. It is the noise of someone who has been rescued, not a quiet mood.

Psalm 42:4 רִנָּ֥ה a shout of joy

These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

Here: A loud, high, ringing shout. It is usually joyful, though the word can also be used for a cry of pleading. Here it is the jubilant singing of festival crowds.

Psalm 47:1 רִנָּֽה׃ a shout of joy

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

Here: A high, ringing cry, mostly of joy (in a few places it is a loud cry of entreaty). Here it is the jubilant ringing shout of a festival crowd. "Triumph" in some English versions borrows its sense from the victory context more than from the word itself.

Psalm 61:1 רִנָּתִ֑י cry of entreaty my

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

Here: 'My loud, ringing cry.' Rinnah is a raised, carrying voice. Often it is a shout of joy, but here, as in Psalms 17:1, 88:2 and 142:6, it is a loud cry asking for help. The stress falls on how loud and urgent it is, not on weeping.

Psalm 88:2 לְרִנָּתִֽי׃ to cry of entreaty my

May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

Psalm 105:43 בְּ֝רִנָּ֗ה with a shout of joy

He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.

Here: 'With a ringing cry.' Rinnah is a sound: a loud, resonant cry raised by the voice. Here it is clearly a shout or song of jubilation, matching sason in the first half of the line. It adds the audible element: the people's joy could be heard.

Psalm 106:44 רִנָּתָֽם׃ cry of entreaty their

Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

Here: 'Their ringing cry.' This is a loud, raised voice. It is often a shout of joy, but here it is a plea shouted to God from distress, as in Solomon's prayer, where it stands beside 'prayer' (1 Kgs 8:28).

Psalm 107:22 בְּרִנָּֽה׃ with a shout of joy

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

Here: A loud, ringing vocal cry. Elsewhere it can be a cry of pleading (Psalm 17:1; 88:2). Here it is a joyful shout or song. The same voice that cried out in distress (v. 19) now rings out in celebration.

Psalm 118:15 רִנָּ֬ה a shout of joy

Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

Here: A loud, high, resounding cry. It can be a cry of pleading, but here, paired with victory, it is the jubilant shout that goes up when a fight is won.

Psalm 119:169 רִנָּתִ֣י cry of entreaty my

May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

Here: A loud, voiced cry. The word is often used for a shout of joy, but here it is an urgent cry for help. Verse 170 pairs it with 'my plea for favour', which confirms that sense. The '-î' ending means 'my'.

Psalm 126:2 רִ֫נָּ֥ה a shout of joy

Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

Here: A loud, high, ringing cry. Here it is a shout of joy. The word comes back in vv. 5–6 ('reap with shouts of joy'), so it ties the whole psalm together.

Psalm 126:5 בְּרִנָּ֥ה with a shout of joy

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

Here: "With a ringing shout": a loud, audible cry, here the shouting and singing of harvesters. It sits right next to "in tears," so the grief of sowing and the noise of harvest are pressed against each other in the middle of the line. The same word appears in v. 2 ("our tongue with rinnah") and v. 6.

Psalm 126:6 בְרִנָּ֑ה with a shout of joy

He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Here: 'With a ringing shout.' A loud, high-pitched cry, here the jubilant shout of harvest. The word picks up rinnah in verses 2 and 5, so the sower's joy echoes the community's joy.

Psalm 142:6 רִנָּתִי֮ cry of entreaty my

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Here: "My loud cry." The word is usually used for a shout of joy, but here it is a piercing, voiced plea. It is not quiet weeping. It is a voice raised so that it will be heard.

Proverbs 11:10 רִנָּֽה׃ a shout of joy

When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Here: A loud, high, ringing shout. Here it is a cry of joy, and the half-line has no verb: 'and when the wicked perish, a shout!' The bare noun lands like the shout itself.

Isaiah 14:7 רִנָּֽה׃ a shout of joy

All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.

Isaiah 35:10 בְּרִנָּ֔ה with a shout of joy

So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Here: A loud, ringing shout or cry, here of joy. It is the noise of a festival crowd or a victory procession arriving at the city, more than polished 'singing'.

Isaiah 43:14 רִנָּתָֽם׃ shout of joy their

Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.

Here: "Their ringing cry": usually a shout of joy or triumph, sometimes a loud plea. Bitter irony is likely: the ships that rang with the Chaldeans' festive shouts become their means of flight.

Isaiah 44:23 רִנָּ֔ה a shout of joy

Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

Here: The noun from the same root as the opening verb, so the verse comes back round to its first word. It tells what the mountains are to burst out with: a ringing cry of joy.

Isaiah 48:20 רִנָּ֗ה a shout of joy

Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”

Here: A loud, ringing cry, usually jubilant: the shout of a crowd celebrating or the sound of festival song. KJV's 'singing' captures the musical note, and 'shout of joy' captures how loud it is.

Isaiah 49:13 רִנָּ֑ה a shout of joy

Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Here: The noun from the same root as the first verb (ronnu). It closes the opening command where it began, with a ringing shout of joy.

Isaiah 51:11 בְּרִנָּ֔ה with a shout of joy

So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Here: A loud, high, ringing voice, here a joyful shout or song. The picture is a festival procession arriving at the city, not quiet contentment.

Isaiah 54:1 רִנָּ֤ה a shout of joy

“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.

Here: The noun from the same root as the first verb: 'burst out with a joy-shout'. The repetition of the root makes the command louder.

Isaiah 55:12 רִנָּ֔ה a shout of joy

You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Here: A loud, ringing cry, usually one of jubilation. 'Song' is acceptable, but the word is closer to a shout of triumph than to a melody.

Jeremiah 7:16 רִנָּ֥ה a cry of entreaty

As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.

Here: A loud, ringing cry. The word is often joyful, but here it is a cry of urgent appeal. Paired with 'prayer' it echoes Solomon's prayer at the temple's dedication (1 Kgs 8:28).

Jeremiah 11:14 רִנָּ֣ה a cry of entreaty

As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.

Here: A loud, ringing cry. It can be a shout of joy, but here it is a loud plea for help. It means voiced intensity, not tears.

Jeremiah 14:12 רִנָּתָ֔ם cry of entreaty their

Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”

Here: "Their ringing cry": a loud, raised-voice cry, here the shouted pleading of lament. It is the same word Solomon used when he asked God to hear "the cry and the prayer" made at the temple (1 Kings 8:28).

Zephaniah 3:17 בְּרִנָּֽה׃ with a shout of joy

The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

Here: 'With a ringing shout'. It is a loud, carrying cry, here a cry of jubilation that can be sung. It answers v. 14, where Zion is told to roni, 'sing aloud' (same root). God returns her song with his own.