Chanan חָנַן

Chanan (Hebrew חָנַן, Strong's H2603) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be gracious”. It occurs 78 times in 73 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H2603A: be gracious

H2603B: be loathsome

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Chanan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 33:5
  And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
• Genesis 33:11
  Take, I pray thee, my blessing 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.Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
• Genesis 42:21
  And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
• Genesis 43:29
  And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Exodus

• Exodus 33:19
  And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Numbers

• Numbers 6:25
  The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 3:23
  And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,At that time I also pleaded with the LORD:
• Deuteronomy 7:2
  And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
• Deuteronomy 28:50
  A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

Judges

• Judges 21:22
  And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 12:22
  And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 8:33
  When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
• 1 Kings 8:47
  Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
• 1 Kings 8:59
  And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,
• 1 Kings 9:3
  And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 1:13
  And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.
• 2 Kings 13:23
  And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 6:24
  And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple,
• 2 Chronicles 6:37
  Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

Esther

• Esther 4:8
  Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
• Esther 8:3
  And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.

Job

• Job 8:5
  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
• Job 9:15
  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
• Job 19:16
  I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
• Job 19:17
  My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
• Job 19:21
  Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
• Job 33:24
  Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’

Psalms

• Psalm 4:1
  Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
• Psalm 6:2
  Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
• Psalm 9:13
  Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
• Psalm 25:16
  Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
• Psalm 26:11
  But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
• Psalm 27:7
  Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
• Psalm 30:8
  I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
• Psalm 30:10
  Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
• Psalm 31:9
  Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
• Psalm 37:21
  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
• Psalm 37:26
  He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
• Psalm 41:4
  I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
• Psalm 41:10
  But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
• Psalm 51:1
  Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
• Psalm 56:1
  Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
• Psalm 57:1
  Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
• Psalm 59:5
  Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
• Psalm 67:1
  God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
• Psalm 77:9
  Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
• Psalm 86:3
  Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
• Psalm 86:16
  O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
• Psalm 102:13
  Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
• Psalm 102:14
  For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
• Psalm 109:12
  Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
• Psalm 112:5
  A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
• Psalm 119:29
  Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
• Psalm 119:58
  I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
• Psalm 119:132
  Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
• Psalm 123:2
  Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
• Psalm 123:3
  Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
• Psalm 142:1
  I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 14:21
  He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
• Proverbs 14:31
  He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
• Proverbs 19:17
  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Proverbs 21:10
  The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
• Proverbs 26:25
  When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
• Proverbs 28:8
  He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 26:10
  Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
• Isaiah 27:11
  When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
• Isaiah 30:18
  And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Isaiah 30:19
  For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
• Isaiah 33:2
  O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 4:16
  The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

Hosea

• Hosea 12:4
  Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—

Amos

• Amos 5:15
  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

Malachi

• Malachi 1:9
  And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).