חָנַן
chânan(khaw-nan')
“properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)”
77 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Translated in KJV as
beseech[idiom] fair(be, find, shew) favour(-able)be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H2583 (חָנָה));
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3 of 77
“And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.”