To overcome
רוּןStrong’s H7442run
Appears in 53 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Run is the Hebrew word usually translated “shout for joy”, “let them shout for joy” and “let them sing for joy”. It appears in 53 verses of the Old Testament.
“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.”
Meaning
- To overcome(Hithpolel) to be overcome
- To cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry(Qal) · (Piel) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exultation, praise · (Pual) ringing cry, singing out (passive) · (Hiphil) to cause to ring or sing out (for joy) · (Hithpolel) rejoicing (participle)
How it's translated
- shout for joy 8
- they will shout for joy 8
- let them shout for joy 3
- and shout for joy 2
- they shout for joy 2
- let them sing for joy 2
- cry out 2
- and they will cry out for joy 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 25
- Isaiah 14
- Proverbs 3
- Jeremiah 3
- Job 2
- Leviticus 1
11 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 9:24And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
- Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
- 1 Chronicles 16:33Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
- Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
- Job 38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Psalms 5:11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
All 53 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
רוּן run · to overcome
1) to overcome 1a) (Hithpolel) to be overcome
רָנַן ranan · to sing
1) to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exaltation, distress) 1a2) to cry aloud (in summons, exhortation of wisdom) 1b) (Piel) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exultation, praise 1c) (Pual) ringing cry, singing out (passive) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to ring or sing out (for joy) 1e) (Hithpolel) rejoicing (participle) Also means: ran.nen (רַנֵּן "to sing" H7444)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overcome” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OVERCOME, verb transitive
[See Come.]
- To conquer; to vanquish; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
- To surmount; to get the better of; as, to overcome difficulties or obstacles.
- To overflow; to surcharge. [Not used.]
- To come upon; to invade. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “overcome”
OVERCOME, verb intransitive
To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.