גנן

Aramaic

Verb

גנן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to dwell, to inhabit

Hebrew

Root
ג־נ־ן (g-n-n)
10 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَنَّان (jannān, gardener).

Noun

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

גִּנֵּן • (ginén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גינן

References

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Related to Arabic جَنَّ (janna, to cover).

Verb

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
Conjugation of גָּנַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לגנון / לִגְנֹן
action noun
passive participle גָּנוּן
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first גָּנַנְתִּי גָּנַנּוּ
second גָּנַנְתָּ גָּנַנְתְּ גְּנַנְתֶּם1 גְּנַנְתֶּן1
third גָּנַן גָּנְנָה גָּנְנוּ
present גּוֹנֵן גּוֹנֶנֶת גּוֹנְנִים גּוֹנְנוֹת
future first אגנון / אֶגְנֹן נגנון / נִגְנֹן
second תגנון / תִּגְנֹן תִּגְנְנִי תִּגְנְנוּ תגנונה / תִּגְנֹנָּה2
third יגנון / יִגְנֹן תגנון / תִּגְנֹן יִגְנְנוּ תגנונה / תִּגְנֹנָּה2
imperative גנון / גְּנֹן גִּנְנִי גִּנְנוּ גנונה / גְּנֹנָּה2

1 Pronounced גָּנַנְתֶּם and גָּנַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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