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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“And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.”