חֵ֖ן

𐤇𐤍

chen

favor

from חָנַן; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.

H2580

Genesis 34:11 · Word #8

Lexicon H2580

Lemmaחֵן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤍
Transliterationchên
Strong'sH2580
In-contextfavor

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2580-01

gracious favor

Rootחנן (ḥ-n-n)
Core Meaningsto show favor, to be gracious, to bestow mercy, to incline in kindness
Semantic Rangefavor, grace, kindness, goodwill, charm, attractiveness, acceptance before another
Conceptual Significanceחֵן expresses the relational dynamic of unmerited kindness or favorable regard, whether from God or humans. It often marks covenantal mercy and divine inclination toward the undeserving, shaping biblical theology of grace as an act of freely given favor.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no pronominal suffix; from the verbal root חנן.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חֵן derives from the root חנן, "to show favor or be gracious." Rendering it as "gracious favor" preserves the active sense of bestowed kindness inherent in the root rather than a mere abstract quality. The form is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), reflected in the singular English noun.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חנן (to show favor, to be gracious, to bestow mercy, to incline in kindness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2603-01 achon I will show favor
H2603-02 behitechaneno when he sought gracious favor
H2604-01 bemichan when he showed favor

Word Usage (69 occurrences of H2580)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:8 חֵ֖ן chen favor
Genesis 18:3 חֵן֙ chen favor
Genesis 19:19 חֵן֮ chen favor