BDB2937
I. חָנַן verb shew favour, be gracious (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲנַן [untranscribed source text 1857]; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1858] yearn towards, long for, be merciful, compassionate, favourable, inclined towards; Sabean חן in proper name חן מסבררהם DHMEpigr. Denkm. 40; Phoenician חנן in חן favour, and proper name as אלחנן, חננבעל; Assyrian in derivatives annu , grace, favour, unninu, têninu nannu , id., LotzTP ZimBP 23, 66) —
Qal
Perfect
חָנַן
Gen 33:5 suffix
חַנַּ֫נִי
Gen 33:11
יְ֯חַנַּנִי
2Sam 12:22
חַנֹּתִי
Exod 33:19
חָנָ֑נוּ
Lam 4:16
Imperfect
יֶחֱנַן
Amos 5:15
יָחֹן
Deut 28:50
וַיָּ֫חָן
2Kgs 13:23
suffix יָחְנְךָ
Gen 43:29; Isa 30:19
וִיחֻנֶּךָָ
Num 6:25
יְחֻנֶּנּוּ
Isa 27:11;
Job 33:24
יְחָנֵּנוּ
Ps 67:2; Ps 123:2; Mal 1:9
תָּחֹן
Ps 59:6 suffix
תְּחָנֵּם
Deut 7:2
אָחֹן
Exod 33:19
Imperative suffix חָנֵּנִי
Ps 4:2 + 17 t. Psalms;
חָנְנֵנִי
Ps 9:14 (Baer pts. חַנְנֵנִי); חָנֵּנוּ
Isa 33:2; Ps 123:3 (twice
in verse); חָנּוּנוּ
Judg 21:22
חָנּנִֻי
Job 19:21
(twice in verse); Infinitive absolute
חָנוֺן
Isa 30:19
construct
חַנּוֺת
Ps 77:10
חֶנְנָהּ
Ps 102:14
חֲנַנְכֶם
Isa 30:18
Participle
חֹנֵן
Prov 14:31
חוֺנֵן
Ps 37:21 + 5 t.
Psalms, Proverbs — favour, shew favour;
1. of man:
a.
Judg 21:22
favour us with them (2 accusative; i.e. by giving them to us).
b. in
dealing with the poor, needy, and orphans, absolute Ps 37:21; Ps 37:26 = Ps 112:5
with accusative Prov 14:31; Prov 19:17;
Prov 28:8
c.
לְ
Ps 109:12
.
c. by considering and sparing, with accusative Deut 7:2; Deut 28:50
; Lam 4:16
; Job
19:21 (twice in verse).
2. of God,
a. in the bestowal of favours, with accusative Gen 33:11 (
E
),
Gen 43:29
(
J
), Num
6:25
(
P
), 2Sam
12:22 double accusative Gen 33:5 (
E
), תּוֺרָֽתְךָ חָנֵּנִי
be gracious unto me (in giving) thy law
Ps 119:29
.
b. usually in the bestowal of redemption from enemies, evils, and sins; absolute Ps 77:10
,
elsewhere with accusative Exod 33:19 (twice in verse) (
J
E
),
Amos 5:15
;
2Kgs 13:23
; Isa
27:11
; Isa
30:18
; Isa
30:19
(twice in verse); Isa 33:2; Mal 1:9; Ps 4:2; Ps 6:3; Ps 9:14; Ps 25:16; Ps 26:11; Ps 27:7; Ps 30:11; Ps 31:10; Ps 41:5;
Ps 41:11
; Ps 51:3
; Ps 56:2
; Ps 57:2
(twice in verse); Ps 59:6; Ps 67:2; Ps 86:3; Ps 86:16; Ps 102:14; Ps 119:58
; Ps 119:132; Ps 123:2; Ps 123:3 (twice in verse); Job 33:24
. —
Job 19:17
see
II.
חנן
Niph`al
Perfect 2 feminine singular נֵחַנְתְּ
Jer 22:23
be pitied (compare נֵאַר √ארר) but
ᵐ5
ᵑ6
ᵑ9
express groan (i.e. נֶאֱנַחְתְּ), which is favoured by
context, and adopted by Hi
Ew
Gf
Gie and others
Pi`el
Imperfect 3 masculine singular make gracious, favourable
כִּייְֿחַנֵּן קוֺלוֺ
Prov
26:25
.
Poe`l
Imperfect 3 masculine singular direct favour to (Ges«GKC:55»§ 55, 1) וְאֶתעֲֿפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵנוּ
Ps
102:15
Participle
מְחוֺנֵן עֲנָיִ֯ים
Prov
14:21
.
Hoph`al
Imperfect
יֻחַן
be shewn favour, consideration
Isa
26:10;
Prov 21:10.
Hithpa`el
Perfect 2 masculine singular הִתְחַנַּנְתָּה
1Kgs 9:3
+ 5 t. Perfect; Imperfect
וַיִּתְחַנֵּן
2Kgs
1:13
וַתִּתְחַנֶּןֿ
Esth 8:3
אֶתְחַנָּ֑ן
Ps 30:9
+ etc. + 6 t. Imperfect; Infinitive
לְהִתְחֶנֶּןֿ
Esth 4:8
בְּהִתְחַנְנוֺ
Gen
42:21 — seek or implore favour:
1.
of man, with אֶל
Gen 42:21 (
E
) 2Kgs
1:13 with לְ
Job 19:16;
Esth 4:8;
Esth 8:3.
2. of God, with אֶלֿ
Deut 3:23
;
1Kgs 8:33;
1Kgs 8:47 =
2Chr 6:37; Job
8:5
; Ps 30:9
;
Ps 142:2 with לְ
Hos 12:5
;
Job 9:15 with לפני
1Kgs
8:59; 1Kgs
9:3; 2Chr
6:24.