Lexical Definition

‎חָנַן‎ chânan (khaw-nan') be gracious ^H:V
a primitive root (compare ‎חָנָה‎)

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.

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

1) to be gracious, show favour, pity
1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious
1b) (Niphal) to be pitied
1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
2) to be loathsome

See Greek: Ἄννας · ἀξιόω · δέομαι · ἐλεέω · εὔχομαι · οἰκτείρω · οἰκτιρμός · οἰκτίρμων · παραιτέομαι

Extended Information

• to be loathsome

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: חֲנַן
I. ‎חָנַן‎ verb shew favour, be gracious (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic ‎חֲנַן‎ ; Arabic yearn towards, long for, be merciful, compassionate, favourable, inclined towards; Sabean ‎חן‎ in proper name ‎חן מסבררהם‎ DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 40}; Phoenician ‎חנן‎ in ‎חן‎ favour, and proper name as ‎אלחנן‎, ‎חננבעל‎; Assyrian in derivatives annu, grace, favour, unninu, têninu nannu, id., Lotz^TP Zim^{BP 23, 66}) —

Qal Perfect ‎חָנַן‎ Gen 33:5 suffix ‎חַנַּ֫נִי‎ Gen 33:11 ‎יְ֯חַנַּנִי‎ 2Sam 12:22 ‎חַנֹּתִי‎ Exod 33:19 ‎חָנָ֑נוּ‎ Lam 4:16 Imperfect ‎יֶחֱנַן‎ Amos 5:15 ‎יָחֹן‎ Deut 28:50 ‎וַיָּ֫חָן‎ 2Kgs 13:23 suffix ‎יָחְנְךָ‎ Gen 43:29; Isa 30:19 ‎וִיחֻנֶּךָָ‎ Num 6:25 ‎יְחֻנֶּנּוּ‎ Isa 27:11; Job 33:24 ‎יְחָנֵּנוּ‎ Ps 67:2*; Ps 123:2; Mal 1:9 ‎תָּחֹן‎ Ps 59:6* suffix ‎תְּחָנֵּם‎ Deut 7:2 ‎אָחֹן‎ Exod 33:19 Imperative suffix ‎חָנֵּנִי‎ Ps 4:2* + 17 t. Psalms; ‎חָנְנֵנִי‎ Ps 9:14* (Baer pts. ‎חַנְנֵנִי‎); ‎חָנֵּנוּ‎ Isa 33:2; Ps 123:3 (twice in verse); ‎חָנּוּנוּ‎ Judg 21:22 ‎חָנּנִֻי‎ Job 19:21 (twice in verse); Infinitive absolute ‎חָנוֺן‎ Isa 30:19 construct ‎חַנּוֺת‎ Ps 77:10* ‎חֶנְנָהּ‎ Ps 102:14* ‎חֲנַנְכֶם‎ Isa 30:18 Participle ‎חֹנֵן‎ Prov 14:31 ‎חוֺנֵן‎ Ps 37:21 + 5 t. Psalms, Proverbs — favour, shew favour;

1. of man:
a. Judg 21:22 favour us with them (2 accusative; i.e. by giving them to us).
b. in dealing with the poor, needy, and orphans, absolute Ps 37:21; Ps 37:26 = Ps 112:5 with accusative Prov 14:31; Prov 19:17; Prov 28:8
c. ‎לְ‎ Ps 109:12.
c. by considering and sparing, with accusative Deut 7:2; Deut 28:50; Lam 4:16; Job 19:21 (twice in verse).

2. of God,
a. in the bestowal of favours, with accusative Gen 33:11 (E), Gen 43:29 (J), Num 6:25 (P), 2Sam 12:22 double accusative Gen 33:5 (E), ‎תּוֺרָֽתְךָ חָנֵּנִי‎ be gracious unto me (in giving) thy law Ps 119:29.
b. usually in the bestowal of redemption from enemies, evils, and sins; absolute Ps 77:10*, elsewhere with accusative Exod 33:19 (twice in verse) (JE), Amos 5:15; 2Kgs 13:23; Isa 27:11; Isa 30:18; Isa 30:19 (twice in verse); Isa 33:2; Mal 1:9; Ps 4:2*; Ps 6:3*; Ps 9:14*; Ps 25:16; Ps 26:11; Ps 27:7; Ps 30:11*; Ps 31:10*; Ps 41:5*; Ps 41:11*; Ps 51:3*; Ps 56:2*; Ps 57:2* (twice in verse); Ps 59:6*; Ps 67:2*; Ps 86:3; Ps 86:16; Ps 102:14*; Ps 119:58; Ps 119:132; Ps 123:2; Ps 123:3 (twice in verse); Job 33:24. — Job 19:17 see II. ‎חנן‎ Niph`al Perfect 2 feminine singular ‎נֵחַנְתְּ‎ Jer 22:23 be pitied (compare ‎נֵאַר‎ √‎ארר‎) but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 express groan (i.e. ‎נֶאֱנַחְתְּ‎), which is favoured by context, and adopted by Hi Ew Gf Gie and others Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular make gracious, favourable ‎כִּייְֿחַנֵּן קוֺלוֺ‎ Prov 26:25. Poe`l Imperfect 3 masculine singular direct favour to (Ges<sup>«GKC:55»§ 55</sup>, 1) ‎וְאֶתעֲֿפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵנוּ‎ Ps 102:15* Participle ‎מְחוֺנֵן עֲנָיִ֯ים‎ Prov 14:21. Hoph`al Imperfect ‎יֻחַן‎ be shewn favour, consideration Isa 26:10; Prov 21:10. Hithpa`el Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎הִתְחַנַּנְתָּה‎ 1Kgs 9:3 + 5 t. Perfect; Imperfect ‎וַיִּתְחַנֵּן‎ 2Kgs 1:13 ‎וַתִּתְחַנֶּןֿ‎ Esth 8:3 ‎אֶתְחַנָּ֑ן‎ Ps 30:9* + etc. + 6 t. Imperfect; Infinitive ‎לְהִתְחֶנֶּןֿ‎ Esth 4:8 ‎בְּהִתְחַנְנוֺ‎ Gen 42:21 — seek or implore favour:

1. of man, with ‎אֶל‎ Gen 42:21 (E) 2Kgs 1:13 with ‎לְ‎ Job 19:16; Esth 4:8; Esth 8:3.

2. of God, with ‎אֶלֿ‎ Deut 3:23; 1Kgs 8:33; 1Kgs 8:47 = 2Chr 6:37; Job 8:5; Ps 30:9*; Ps 142:2* with ‎לְ‎ Hos 12:5*; Job 9:15 with ‎לפני‎ 1Kgs 8:59; 1Kgs 9:3; 2Chr 6:24.

II. [‎חָנַן‎] be loathsome (compare Arabic x. foetorem emisit (puteus); Syriac rancid); — only ‎וְחַנֹּתִ֫י לִבְנֵי בִטְנִי‎ Job 19:17 and I am loath-some to the sons of my womb (|| ‎זָרָה‎ see II. ‎זור‎), so RVm Ew De Di and others (On the tone see De.)

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