חִנָּם

chin.nam · for nothing

Hebrew · Strong's H2600 · Adverb · Sounds like: khin-nawm' · 32 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

from חֵן; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage; without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חִנָּם subst., used chiefly in the accus. as adv.—lit. out of favour; i.e.
a. gratis, gratuitously, for nothing
b. for no purpose, in vain
c. gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Samuel 19:5 חִנָּֽם׃ chi.Nam · Describes an action

    for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

  2. 1 Samuel 25:31 חִנָּ֔ם chi.Nam · Describes an action

    that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.

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