Chanan

khaw-nan'
Parts of Speech Verb

Chanan Definition

  1. to be gracious, show favour, pity
    1. (Qal) to show favour, be gracious
    2. (Niphal) to be pitied
    3. (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
    4. (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
    5. (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
    6. (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
  2. to be loathsome
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
!nx
Origin
a primitive root [compare (02583)]
Strong's Number
02603
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 694,695

KJV Word Usage

mercy
16
gracious
13
merciful
12
supplication
10
favour
7
besought
4
pity
4
fair
1
favourable
1
favoured
1
miscellaneous
9
Total
78

KJV Verse Count

4
1
1
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
5
30
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
Total
72
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Chanan". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .