STRONGS NUMBER H2603


Word Summary
chanan: to show favor, be gracious
Original Word: חָנַן
Transliteration: chanan
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-nan')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to show favor, be gracious
Meaning: to bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore
Strong's Concordance
beseech, fair, be, find, show favorable, be deal, give, grant graciously,

A primitive root (compare chanah); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. Move to favor by petition) -- beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.

see HEBREW chanah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H2603. chanan

I. חָנַןverb shew favour, be gracious (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲנַן‎ ; Arabic yearn towards, long for, be merciful, compassionate, favourable, inclined towards; Sabean חן‎ in proper name מסבררהם חן‎ DHMEpigr. Denkm. 40; Phoenician חנן‎ in חןfavour, and proper name as חננבעל אלחנן,‎; Assyrian in derivatives annu, grace, favour, unninu, têninu nannu, id., LotzTP ZimBP 23, 66) —

Qal Perfect חָנַןGenesis 33:5; suffix חַנַּ֫נִי33:11; יְ֯חַנַּנִי2 Samuel 12:22; חַנֹּתִיExodus 33:19; חָנָ֑נוּLamentations 4:16; Imperfect יֶחֱנַןAmos 5:15; יָחֹןDeuteronomy 28:50; וַיָּ֫חָן2 Kings 13:23; suffix יָחְנְךָGenesis 43:29; Isaiah 30:19; וִיחֻנֶּךָָNumbers 6:25; יְחֻנֶּנּוּIsaiah 27:11; Job 33:24; יְחָנֵּנוּPsalm 67:2; 123:2; Malachi 1:9; תָּחֹןPsalm 59:6; suffix תְּחָנֵּםDeuteronomy 7:2; אָחֹןExodus 33:19; Imperative suffix חָנֵּנִיPsalm 4:2 17t. Psalms; חָנְנֵנִי9:14 (Baer pts. חַנְנֵנִי‎); חָנֵּנוּIsaiah 33:2; Psalm 123:3 (twice in verse); חָנּוּנוּJudges 21:22; חָנּנִֻיJob 19:21 (twice in verse); Infinitive absolute חָנוֺןIsaiah 30:19; construct חַנּוֺתPsalm 77:10; חֶנְנָהּ102:14; חֲנַנְכֶםIsaiah 30:18; Participle חֹנֵןProverbs 14:31; חוֺנֵןPsalm 37:21 5t. Psalms, Proverbs — favour, shew favour; 1 of man:

a. Judges 21:22 favour us with them (2 accusative; i.e. by giving them to us).

b. in dealing with the poor, needy, and orphans, absolute Psalm 37:21; 37:26 = 112:5; with accusative Proverbs 14:31; 19:17; 28:8;

c. לְPsalm 109:12.

c. by considering and sparing, with accusative Deuteronomy 7:2; 28:50; Lamentations 4:16; Job 19:21 (twice in verse).

2 of God,

a. in the bestowal of favours, with accusative Genesis 33:11 (E), 43:29 (J), Numbers 6:25 (P), 2 Samuel 12:22; double accusative Genesis 33:5 (E), חָנֵּנִי תּוֺרָֽתְךָbe gracious unto me (in giving) thy law Psalm 119:29.

b. usually in the bestowal of redemption from enemies, evils, and sins; absolute Psalm 77:10, elsewhere with accusative Exodus 33:19 (twice in verse) (JE), Amos 5:15; 2 Kings 13:23; Isaiah 27:11; 30:18-19, (twice in verse); 33:2; Malachi 1:9; Psalm 4:2; 6:3; 9:14; 25:16; 26:11; 27:7; 30:11; 31:10; 41:5; 41:11; 51:3; 56:2; 57:2 (twice in verse); 59:6; 67:2; 86:3; 86:16; 102:14; 119:58; 119:132; 123:2; 123:3 (twice in verse); Job 33:24. — 19:17 see II. חנן

Niph`al Perfect2feminine singular נֵחַנְתְּJeremiah 22:23 be pitied (compare נֵאַר‎ √ארר‎) but ᵑ9 ᵑ6 ᵐ5‎ express groan (i.e. נֶאֱנַחְתְּ‎), which is favoured by context, and adopted by Hi Ew Gf Gie and others

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular make gracious, favourable קוֺלוֺ כִּייְֿחַנֵּןProverbs 26:25.

Poe`l Imperfect3masculine singular direct favour to (Ges§ 55, 1) יְחֹנֵנוּ וְאֶתעֲֿפָרָהּPsalm 102:15; Participle עֲנָיִ֯ים מְחוֺנֵןProverbs 14:21.

Hoph`al Imperfect יֻחַןbe shewn favour, consideration Isaiah 26:10; Proverbs 21:10.

Hithpa`el Perfect2masculine singular הִתְחַנַּנְתָּה1 Kings 9:3 5t. Perfect; Imperfect וַיִּתְחַנֵּן2 Kings 1:13; וַתִּתְחַנֶּןֿEsther 8:3; אֶתְחַנָּ֑ןPsalm 30:9 +?t. Imperfect; Infinitive לְהִתְחֶנֶּןֿEsther 4:8; בְּהִתְחַנְנוֺGenesis 42:21seek or implore favour:

1 of man, with אֶלGenesis 42:21 (E) 2 Kings 1:13; with לְJob 19:16; Esther 4:8; 8:3.

2 of God, with אֶלֿDeuteronomy 3:23; 1 Kings 8:33, 47 2 Chronicles 6:37; Job 8:5; Psalm 30:9; 142:2; with לְHosea 12:5; Job 9:15; with לפני1 Kings 8:59; 9:3; 2 Chronicles 6:24.

II. [חָנַן‎] be loathsome (compare Arabic x. foetorem emisit (puteus); Syriac rancid); — only בִטְנִי לִבְנֵי וְחַנֹּתִ֫יJob 19:17 and I am loath-some to the sons of my womb ("" זָרָה‎ see II. זור‎), so RVm Ew De Di and others (On the tone see De.)

[חֲנַן‎] verb shew favour (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pa`el Infinitive with aff. person מִחַן‎ (K§ K:46, 3 a) Daniel 4:24 (compare Biblical Hebrew

Po`. Proverbs 14:21).

Hithpa. implore favour (of God; so Biblical Hebrew Hithpa`el), Participle מִתְחַנֵּןDaniel 6:12.