Hebrew · Strong's H2604
חֲנַן
chanankhan-an'
to favor or (causatively) to entreat
1890 spelling: chănan
Gematria 108· 758 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to favor or (causatively) to entreat
Rendered in the KJV as
shew mercy, make supplication.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- בְּמִחַ֣ן1
- וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ן1
How it is rendered · 2
- and imploring favor1
- by showing mercy to1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · poal, participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1
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- AC/VMrmsa · 1
- AR/Vqcc · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 4:27בְּמִחַ֣ןbemichanpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”here: by showing mercy to
- Daniel 6:11וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ןumitchananconjunction (“and”) + verb · poal, participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.here: and imploring favor