Hebrew word study

חָנַןchânan — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior

Pronounced “khaw-nan'”

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

Translated in the King James as: beseech, 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, very.

Appears 77 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root (compare H2583 (חָנָה));

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 33:5 Genesis 33:11 Genesis 42:21 Genesis 43:29

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 33:19+ 1 more in Exodus

Numbers — 1×

Numbers 6:25

Deuteronomy — 3×

Deuteronomy 3:23 Deuteronomy 7:2 Deuteronomy 28:50

Judges — 1×

Judges 21:22

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 12:22

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 8:33 1 Ki 8:47 1 Ki 8:59

2 Kings — 2×

2 Ki 1:13 2 Ki 13:23

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 6:24 2 Chr 6:37

Esther — 2×

Esther 4:8 Esther 8:3

Job — 7×

Job 8:5 Job 9:15 Job 19:16 Job 19:17 Job 19:21 Job 33:24+ 1 more in Job

Psalms — 33×

Psalms 4:1 Psalms 6:2 Psalms 9:13 Psalms 25:16 Psalms 26:11 Psalms 27:7 Psalms 30:8 Psalms 30:10 Psalms 31:9 Psalms 37:21 Psalms 37:26 Psalms 41:4 Psalms 41:10 Psalms 51:1 Psalms 56:1 Psalms 57:1 Psalms 59:5 Psalms 67:1 Psalms 77:9 Psalms 86:3 Psalms 86:16 Psalms 102:13 Psalms 102:14 Psalms 109:12 Psalms 112:5+ 8 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 6×

Proverbs 14:21 Proverbs 14:31 Proverbs 19:17 Proverbs 21:10 Proverbs 26:25 Proverbs 28:8

Isaiah — 6×

Isaiah 26:10 Isaiah 27:11 Isaiah 30:18 Isaiah 30:19 Isaiah 33:2+ 1 more in Isaiah

Lamentations — 1×

Hosea — 1×

Amos — 1×

Malachi — 1×

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