חָנַןchânan

Meanings

Same root

• חָנָהchânâh · H2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
• אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָןʼÊylôwn Bêyth Chânân · H358Elon of Beth-chanan, a place in Palestine
• אֶלְחָנָןʼElchânân · H445Elchanan, an Israelite
• בַּעַל חָנָןBaʻal Chânân · H1177Baal-Chanan, the name of an Edomite, also of an Israelite
• חֵןchên · H2580graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
• חַנָּהChannâh · H2584Channah, an Israelitess
• חָנוּןChânûwn · H2586Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites
• חַנּוּןchannûwn · H2587gracious

Where it appears

Appears 78 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 33:5 Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?” “These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.
• Genesis 33:11 Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift.
• Genesis 42:21 Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”
• Genesis 43:29 Then Joseph looked at his brother Benjamin, the son of his own mother. “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Joseph asked. “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
• Exodus 33:19 The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.
• Numbers 6:25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.