Chânan — H2603

H2603 · Hebrew — חנן

Pronunciation: khaw-nan'

Definition

verb

properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)

  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

Usually translated as

fair, beseech, favour, favourable, be

Origin

a primitive root (compare H2583)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Chânan occurs 72 times in 67 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Esther (2), Job (6), Psalms (28), Proverbs (5), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C