גנן

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Aramaic

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Verb

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גנן (transliteration needed)

  1. to dwell, to inhabit

Hebrew

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Root
ג־נ־ן (g-n-n)

Etymology 1

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Compare Arabic جَنَّان (jannān, gardener).

Noun

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גַּנָּן (ganánm (plural indefinite גַּנָּנִים, singular construct גַּנַּן־, plural construct גַּנָּנֵי־, feminine counterpart גַּנֶּנֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. male gardener
  2. A (male) kindergarten teacher.

Verb

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גִּנֵּן (ginén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גינן

References

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  • גנן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Related to Arabic جَنَّ (janna, to cover).

Verb

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גָּנַן (ganán) (pa'al construction)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to protect, to defend
    • Tanach, Isaiah 37:35, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי׃
      I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!
Conjugation
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