גנן

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

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  1. A gardener.
  2. A (male) kindergarten teacher.
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) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to protect, to defend
    • 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!
Synonyms
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