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

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

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

Verb

גִּנֵּן • (ginén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of גינן

References

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

Further reading

• גנן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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
   • 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
notes		Pronounced גָּנַנְתֶּם and גָּנַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (to protect): (modern) הֵגֵן (hegén)