חָנַן

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• be gracious H2603A 77
• be loathsome H2603B 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root (compare חָנָה); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition); beseech, [idiom] 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, [idiom] very.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Genesis 33:5 חָנַ֥ן cha.Nan · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given thy servant.

2. Genesis 33:11 חַנַּ֥נִי cha.Na.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

3. Genesis 42:21 בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ be.hit.cha.No · The “to do” form of an action: doing it to oneself

   And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

4. Genesis 43:29 יָחְנְךָ֖ ya.che.ne.Kha · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

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