חֵןchên
favour, grace
Pronunciation: khane · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2580
Meanings
1. favour, grace, elegance
a. form and appearance (Proverbs 31:30; Proverbs 11:16; Nahum 3:4)
b. speech (Psalms 45:3; Proverbs 22:11; Ecclesiastes 10:12)
2. favour, acceptance
a. with men (Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 22:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11)
b. with God, find favour in the eyes of (Zechariah 4:7; Zechariah 12:10; Genesis 30:27)
Same root
- חָנַןchânan · H2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- חִיןchîyn · H2433beauty
- חֵןChên · H2581Chen, a figurative name for an Israelite
- חֵנָדָדChênâdâd · H2582Chenadad, an Israelite
- חִנָּםchinnâm · H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
- שָׁרוּחֶןShârûwchen · H8287Sharuchen, a place in Palestine
Where it appears
Appears 69 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favor with the Lord.
- Genesis 18:3 “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while.
- Genesis 19:19 “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.
- Genesis 30:27 “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for the Lord has blessed me because of you.
- Genesis 32:5 and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform my lord of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to me.’”
- Genesis 33:8 “And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked. Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.”
See every passage
- Genesis 6:8, 18:3, 19:19, 30:27, 32:5, 33:8, 33:10, 33:15, 34:11, 39:4, 39:21, 47:25, 47:29, 50:4
- Exodus 3:21, 11:3, 12:36, 33:12, 33:13, 33:16, 33:17, 34:9
- Numbers 11:11, 11:15, 32:5
- Deuteronomy 24:1
- Judges 6:17
- Ruth 2:2, 2:10, 2:13
- 1 Samuel 1:18, 16:22, 20:3, 20:29, 25:8, 27:5
- 2 Samuel 14:22, 15:25, 16:4
- 1 Kings 11:19
- Esther 2:15, 2:17, 5:2, 5:8, 7:3, 8:5
- Psalms 45:2, 84:11
- Proverbs 1:9, 3:4, 3:22, 3:34, 4:9, 5:19, 11:16, 13:15, 17:8, 22:1, 22:11, 28:23, 31:30
- Ecclesiastes 9:11, 10:12
- Jeremiah 31:2
- Nahum 3:4
- Zechariah 4:7, 12:10
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).