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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - חָנַן

חָנַן

H2603

Transliteration: chânan

Pronunciation: khaw-nan'

Definition: beseech


Original: חנן

Transliteration: chânan

Phonetic: khaw-nan'

BDB Definition:

  1. to be gracious, show favour, pity
    1. (Qal) to show favour, be gracious
    2. (Niphal) to be pitied
    3. (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
    4. (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
    5. (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
    6. (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
  2. to be loathsome

Origin: a primitive root [compare H2583" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2583]

TWOT entry: 694,695

Part(s) of speech: Verb


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