Chanan חֲנַן
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| חֲנַן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chanan |
| Strong's number | H2604 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be gracious |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Chanan (Aramaic חֲנַן, Strong's H2604) is an Aramaic verb meaning “be gracious”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to show favour
1a) (P'al) to show favour
1b) (Ithpael) to implore favour
1a) (P'al) to show favour
1b) (Ithpael) to implore favour
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mercy (1), supplication (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | showing mercy (1), imploring (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chanan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
- Daniel 6:11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).