תְחָנֵּֽ/ם
𐤕𐤇𐤍/𐤌
chânan
you shall show favor to them
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.
Deuteronomy 7:2 · Word #14
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 HVqi2ms/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you shall show favor to them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2603-24
you show favor to them
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of showing favor or granting grace. The imperfect 2nd masculine singular with a 3rd masculine plural suffix yields "you show favor to them," preserving both subject and object morphology. |
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