חָנַן

When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

Genesis 33:5

• חָנַ֥ןchananverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has shown favor to

Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.

Genesis 33:11

• חַנַּ֥נִיchananiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: he has shown favor to me

Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

Genesis 42:21

• בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹbehitchanopreposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: when sought favor he

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Genesis 43:29

• יָחְנְךָ֖yachenekhaverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: may he show favor to you

“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Exodus 33:19

• וְחַנֹּתִי֙vechanotiHc/Vqq1cstagged: and I will show favor to
• אָחֹ֔ןʾachonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will show favor

may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

Numbers 6:25

• וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ סvichunekaHC/Vqu3ms/Sp2mstagged: and may he show favor to you

At that time I also pleaded with the LORD:

Deuteronomy 3:23

• וָאֶתְחַנַּ֖ןvaetchananHc/Vtw1cstagged: and I sought favor

and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

Deuteronomy 7:2

• תְחָנֵּֽם׃techanemverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: you will show favor to them

a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

Deuteronomy 28:50

• יָחֹֽן׃yachonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will show favor to

When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”

Judges 21:22

• חָנּ֣וּנוּchanunuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: show favor for to us

David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

2 Samuel 12:22

• וְחַנַּ֥נִיyechananiHc/Vqq3ms/Sp1bstagged: and he will show favor to me

When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,

1 Kings 8:33

• וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּvehitchanenuHc/Vtq3cptagged: and they will seek favor

and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

1 Kings 8:47

• וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּvehitchanenuHc/Vtq3cptagged: and they will seek favor

And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,

1 Kings 8:59

• הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙hitchanantiverb · reflexive (hithpael), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have sought favor

And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

1 Kings 9:3

• הִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhitchanantahverb · reflexive (hithpael), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have sought favor

So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.

2 Kings 1:13

• וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ןvaiyitchanenHc/Vtw3mstagged: and he sought favor

But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.

2 Kings 13:23

• וַיָּחָן֩vaiyachanHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he showed favor to

When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple,

2 Chronicles 6:24

• וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּvehitchanenuHc/Vtq3cptagged: and they will seek favor

and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

2 Chronicles 6:37

• וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּvehitchanenuHc/Vtq3cptagged: and they will seek favor

Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.

Esther 4:8

• לְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־lehitchanen-preposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to seek favor

And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.

Esther 8:3

• וַתִּתְחַנֶּן־vatitchanen-Hc/Vtw3fstagged: and she sought favor

But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Job 8:5

• תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃titchananverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will seek favor

For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

Job 9:15

• אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ʾetchananverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will seek favor

I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.

Job 19:16

• אֶתְחַנֶּן־ʾetchanen-verb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I seek favor

My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.

Job 19:17

• וְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗יvechanotiHc/Vqq1cstagged: and I am repulsive

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.

Job 19:21

• חָנֻּ֬נִיchanuniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me
• חָנֻּ֣נִיchanuniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’

Job 33:24

• וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּvaychunnenuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he showed favor to him

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

Psalms 4:1

• חָ֝נֵּ֗נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

Psalms 6:2

• חָנֵּ֥נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

Psalms 9:13

• חָֽנְנֵ֬נִיchaneneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.

Psalms 25:16

• וְחָנֵּ֑נִיvechoneniconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and show favor to me

But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

Psalms 26:11

• וְחָנֵּֽנִי׃vechoneniconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and show favor to me

Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.

Psalms 27:7

• וְחָנֵּ֥נִיvechoneniconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and show favor to me

To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

Psalms 30:8

• אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ʾetchananverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I sought favor

Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

Psalms 30:10

• וְחָנֵּ֑נִיvechoneniconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and show favor to me

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

Psalms 31:9

• חָנֵּ֥נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Psalms 37:21

• חוֹנֵ֥ןchonenverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: showing favor

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

Psalms 37:26

• חוֹנֵ֣ןchonenverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: showing favor

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

Psalms 41:4

• חָנֵּ֑נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

Psalms 41:10

• חָנֵּ֥נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 51:1

• חָנֵּ֣נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

Psalms 56:1

• חָנֵּ֣נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Psalms 57:1

• חָנֵּ֤נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me
• חָנֵּ֗נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah

Psalms 59:5

• תָּחֹ֨ןtachonverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you show favor to

May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

Psalms 67:1

• יְחָנֵּ֥נוּyechanenuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: may he show favor to us

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah

Psalms 77:9

• חַנּ֣וֹתchanotverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to have compassion

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.

Psalms 86:3

• חָנֵּ֥נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

Psalms 86:16

• וְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִיvechoneniconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and show favor to me

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.

Psalms 102:13

• לְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּlechenahpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: to show favor to it

For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

Psalms 102:14

• יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃yechonenuverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they show favor to

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

Psalms 109:12

• ח֝וֹנֵ֗ןchonenverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: shows favor

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Psalms 112:5

• חוֹנֵ֣ןchonenverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: shows favor

Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.

Psalms 119:29

• חָנֵּֽנִי׃choneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Psalms 119:58

• חָ֝נֵּ֗נִיchoneniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: show favor to me

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Psalms 119:132

• וְחָנֵּ֑נִיvechoneniconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and show favor to me

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

Psalms 123:2

• שֶׁיְּחָנֵּֽנוּ׃sheiyechanenurelative particle (“who / which”) + verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: that he will show favor to us

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

Psalms 123:3

• חָנֵּ֣נוּchanenuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: show favor to us
• חָנֵּ֑נוּchanenuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: show favor to us

I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

Psalms 142:1

• אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ʾetchananverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I seek favor

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Proverbs 14:21

• וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ןumechonenconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle · masculine singulartagged: and shows favor to

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 14:31

• חֹנֵ֥ןchonenverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: shows favor to

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Proverbs 19:17

• ח֣וֹנֵֽןchonenverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: shows favor to

The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:10

• יֻחַ֖ןyuchanverb · causative passive (hophal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he is shown favor

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

Proverbs 26:25

• יְחַנֵּ֣ןyechanenverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will make favorable

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:8

• לְחוֹנֵ֖ןlechonenpreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: for shows favor to

Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.

Isaiah 26:10

• יֻחַ֤ןyuchanverb · causative passive (hophal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he is shown favor

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

Isaiah 27:11

• יְחֻנֶּֽנּוּ׃ סyechunnenuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will show favor to it

Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

Isaiah 30:18

• לַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔םlachanankhempreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: to show favor to you

O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

Isaiah 30:19

• חָנ֤וֹןchanonverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: certainly to show favor
• יָחְנְךָ֙yachenekhaverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: he will show favor to you

O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

Isaiah 33:2

• חָנֵּ֖נוּchanenuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: show favor to us

The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

Lamentations 4:16

• חָנָֽנוּ׃ סchananuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they showed favor to

Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—

Hosea 12:4

• וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־vaiyitchanen-Hc/Vtw3mstagged: and he sought favor

Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

Amos 5:15

• יֶֽחֱנַ֛ןyechenanverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will show favor to

“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 1:9

• וִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּvichanenuHC/Vqu3ms/Sp1bptagged: so he may show favor to us