וַ/יִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן
𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤍
chânan
and begged
To show favor or grace, to be gracious or merciful, to grant favor or relief out of compassion. The verb encompasses acts of bestowing favor or showing mercy, as well as the act of seeking or imploring such favor, often in the context of supplication to a person of higher status or to deity. In causative stems (piel, hithpael), it can mean 'to plead for grace' or 'to implore mercy.' The word is frequently used of both divine and human actions, expressing an unearned demonstration of favor.
2 Kings 1:13 · Word #17
Lexicon H2603
| Lemma | חָנַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤍 |
| Transliteration | chânan |
| Strong's | H2603 |
| Definition | To show favor or grace, to be gracious or merciful, to grant favor or relief out of compassion. The verb encompasses acts of bestowing favor or showing mercy, as well as the act of seeking or imploring such favor, often in the context of supplication to a person of higher status or to deity. In causative stems (piel, hithpael), it can mean 'to plead for grace' or 'to implore mercy.' The word is frequently used of both divine and human actions, expressing an unearned demonstration of favor. |
Morphology HC/Vtw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and begged |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2603-31
and he pleaded for favor
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hithpael (reflexive/causative), sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hithpael stem gives a reflexive/causative nuance of seeking favor for oneself, hence 'pleaded for favor' rather than simply 'showed favor.' The sequential imperfect 3ms is rendered with past narrative force as 'and he.' |
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