Be gracious
חֲנַןStrong’s H2604chanan (cha-nan)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chanan is the Aramaic word usually translated “showing mercy to” and “imploring favor”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.”
Meaning
- To show favour(P'al) to show favour · (Ithpael) to implore favour
How it's translated
- by showing mercy to 1
- and imploring favor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Aramaic dictionary
חֲנַן chanan · be gracious
1) to show favour 1a) (P'al) to show favour 1b) (Ithpael) to implore favour
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.