King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H2580
Transliteration: chen
Phonetic Spelling: (khane)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: favor, grace
Meaning: graciousness, subjective, objective
Word Summary
chen: favor, grace
Original Word: חֵןTransliteration: chen
Phonetic Spelling: (khane)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: favor, grace
Meaning: graciousness, subjective, objective
Strong's Concordance
favor, gracious, pleasant, precious, well-favored From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
see HEBREW chanan
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2580. chen
I. חֵן noun masculinePsalm 45:3 favour, grace; — ׳ח Genesis 6:8 67t.; suffix חִנּוֺ 39:21; —
1 favour, grace, elegance:
a. of form and appearance, of a woman "" יֹ֑פִי Proverbs 31:30; חֵן אֵשֶׁת 11:16; חן טובת זונה Nahum 3:4; of a doe Proverbs 5:19; precious stone חן אבן 17:8; of ornaments 1:9 = 4:9; 3:22.
b. of speech, lips Psalm 45:3; Proverbs 22:11; words Ecclesiastes 10:12.
2 favour, acceptance:
a. with men Proverbs 13:15; 22:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11.
b. with God Zechariah 4:7 (twice in verse); 12:10; chiefly in phrases: בעיני חן מצא find favour in the eyes of: (I) men Genesis 30:27; 32:6; 33:8, 10, 15; 34:11; 39:4; 47:25, 29; 50:4; Numbers 32:5 (all J); Deuteronomy 24:1; Ruth 2:2, 10, 13; 1 Samuel 1:18; 16:22; 20:3, 29; 25:8; 27:5; 2 Samuel 14:22; 16:4; 1 Kings 11:19; Esther 5:8; 7:3; (2) of God Genesis 6:8; 18:3; 19:19; Exodus 33:12-13, (twice in verse); 33:16-17, 34:9; Numbers 11:11, 15 (all J); Judges 6:17; 2 Samuel 15:25; Proverbs 3:4; absolute חן מצא (with man) 28:23; (with God) Jeremiah 31:2; לפניו חן מֹצא Esther 8:5 (i.e. of the king); בעיני חן נתן give favour in the eyes of (I) man Genesis 39:21; Exodus 3:21; 11:3; 12:36 (J); absolute חן נתן of man Psalm 84:12; (2) of God Proverbs 3:34; בְּעֵינֵי חֵן נשׂא obtain favour in the eyes of Esther 2:15; of the king 5:2; so לְפָנָיו וָחֶסֶד וַתִּשָּׂאחֵֿן 2:17.