Strong's Lexicon

H8469

H8469 — תַּחֲנוּן תַּחֲנוּנָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtachanuwnnoun mascOccurrences: 18TWOT: 694g

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8469
Word:	תַּחֲנוּן תַּחֲנוּנָה
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H2603
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	18
Transliteration:	tachanuwn
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	takh-an-oon' (or (feminine) tachanuwnah {takh-an-oo-naw'}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. earnest prayer
KJV Renderings:	intreaty, supplication.

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BDB2955

תַּחֲנוּן noun [masculine] only plural abstract supplication for favour; — absolute תַּחֲנוּנִים Prov 18:23 + 4 t.; construct תַּחֲנוּנֵי Jer 3:21; 2Chr 6:21 suffix 1 singular תַּחֲנוּנַי Ps 28:2 etc., + 9 t. suffix; also תַּחֲנוּנוֺתָ֑י Ps 86:6 —

1. made to men: ׳ דִּבֶּר ת (a poor man to the rich) Prov 18:23 אֵל ׳ ת supplication unto (crocodile to man) Job 40:27 elsewhere

2. to God: || תפלה Ps 143:1; Dan 9:3; Dan 9:17 אשׁר התפלל ׳ ת 2Chr 6:21 (= תחנה 1Kgs 8:30); ׳ קוֺל ת voice of supplication Ps 28:2; Ps 28:6; Ps 31:23; Ps 86:6; Ps 130:2; Ps 140:7, also Ps 116:2 (for קוֺלִי is old case-ending, and construct as ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Che Bae and others); || בְּכִי Jer 31:9 ׳ בְּכִּי ת Jer 3:21 ׳ רוח חן ות Zech 12:10 לְפָנֶיךָ ׳ אֲנַחְנוּ מַפִּילִים ת Dan 9:18 we are presenting our supplications before thee; ׳ בִּתְחִלַּת ת Dan 9:23 at the beginning of thy supplication.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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