גנן

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Aramaic

Verb

גנן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to dwell, to inhabit

Hebrew

Root
ג־נ־ן (g-n-n)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَنَّان (jannān, “gardener”).

Noun

גַּנָּן • (ganán) m (plural indefinite גַּנָּנִים, singular construct גַּנַּן־, plural construct גַּנָּנֵי־, feminine counterpart גַּנֶּנֶת)

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