Word Study · Strong's H2586 · Hebrew
חָנוּן
Chanun
khaw-noon'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chânûwn
“Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Hanun.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- חָנ֣וּן3
- חָנ֜וּן2
- וְחָנ֧וּן1
- חָנ֥וּן1
- חָנ֖וּן1
- חָ֠נוּן1
- חָנוּן֮1
- לְחָנ֗וּן1
How it is rendered · 3
- Hanun9
- and Hanun1
- to Hanun1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)9
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 9
- HC/Npm · 1
- HR/Npm · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 10:1חָנ֥וּןchanunproper noun (a name)Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.here: Hanun
- 2 Samuel 10:2חָנ֣וּןchanunproper noun (a name)And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,here: Hanun
- 2 Samuel 10:3חָנ֣וּןchanunproper noun (a name)the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”here: Hanun
- 2 Samuel 10:4חָנ֜וּןchanunproper noun (a name)So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.here: Hanun
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 19:2חָנ֣וּןchanunproper noun (a name)And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,here: Hanun
- 1 Chronicles 19:2חָנ֖וּןchanunproper noun (a name)And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,here: Hanun
- 1 Chronicles 19:3לְחָנ֗וּןlechanunpreposition + proper noun (a name)the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”here: to Hanun
- 1 Chronicles 19:4חָנ֜וּןchanunproper noun (a name)So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.here: Hanun
- 1 Chronicles 19:6חָ֠נוּןchanunproper noun (a name)When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.here: Hanun
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:13חָנוּן֮chanunproper noun (a name)The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.here: Hanun
- Nehemiah 3:30וְחָנ֧וּןvechanunconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.here: and Hanun