Hanun
חָנוּןStrong’s H2586chanun (cha-nun)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chanun is the Hebrew word usually translated “hanun”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.”
Meaning
- Son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David
- A man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem
- The 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
- Son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David
- A man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem
- The 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
- Son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David
- A man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem
- The 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
How it's translated
- hanun 9
- to hanun 1
- and hanun 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 4
- 1 Chronicles 4
- Nehemiah 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 10:2Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
- 2 Samuel 10:3And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
- 2 Samuel 10:4Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
- 1 Chronicles 19:2And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
- 1 Chronicles 19:3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
- 1 Chronicles 19:4Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
Hebrew dictionary
חָנוּן chanun · Hanun
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.1; son of: Nahash (H5176H) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
חָנוּן chanun · Hanun
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.13 § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
חָנוּן chanun · Hanun
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.30; son of: Zalaph (H6764) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.