חֵ֖ן — Genesis 6:8 Hebrew Word Study

חֵ֖ן

𐤇𐤍

chen

favor

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

H2580

Genesis 6:8 · Word #3

Lexicon `H2580`

Lemma	חֵן
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤇𐤍
Transliteration	chên
Strong's	H2580
In-context	favor

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

Root	חנן (ḥ-n-n)
Core Meanings	to show favor, to be gracious, to bestow mercy, to incline in kindness
Semantic Range	favor, grace, kindness, goodwill, charm, attractiveness, acceptance before another
Conceptual Significance	חֵן 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 Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no pronominal suffix; from the verbal root חנן.
Rendering Rationale	The 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
`H2584-01`	chanah	Favored Woman
`H2584-02`	chanah	Favored Woman
`H2601-01`	chanameel	El-is-Gracious
`H2605-03`	chanan	he has shown favor
`H2605-01`	chanan	Baal-of-Grace (masculine singular proper name)
`H2605-05`	chanan	He-has-shown-favor (masculine singular proper name)
`H2605-02`	chanan	Gracious-One (masculine singular proper name)
`H2605-04`	chanan	He-has-shown-favor
`H2606-01`	chananeel	Ḥanan-El (“God-has-shown-favor”)
`H2608-01`	chananeyah	Yah Has Shown Favor
`H2608-02`	chananeyahu	Yahu-has-shown-favor
`H2607-01`	chanani	He-has-shown-grace-to-me (masculine singular proper name)
`H2607-02`	chanani	He-has-shown-me-favor
`H2603-03`	chananu	they showed gracious favor
`H2615-01`	chanaton	Gracious-Place
`H2603-04`	chaneneni	be-gracious-to-me
`H2603-05`	chaneni	Show me favor
`H2603-06`	chanenu	Show favor to us
`H2594-01`	chaninah	graciousness
`H2603-07`	chanon	gracious one (who stoops in favor)
`H2583-01`	chanot	supplications for favor
`H2587-02`	chanun	a favor-showing one
`H2587-01`	chanun	gracious one
`H2603-08`	chanuni	Show favor to me, you (masculine plural)
`H2603-09`	chanunu	You all, show favor to us
`H2600-01`	chinam	for no favor
`H2580-02`	chino	his graciousness
`H2603-10`	chonen	the one who stoops in favor
`H2603-11`	etechanan	I seek favor
`H2603-12`	etechanen	I will seek favor
`H2580-03`	hachen	the gracious-favor
`H2600-02`	hachinam	for no favor
`H2603-13`	hitechananetah	you have sought gracious favor
`H2603-14`	hitechananeti	I have sought favor
`H2603-15`	lachananekhem	to show favor to you all
`H2608-03`	lachananeyahu	to-Yah-has-shown-favor
`H2607-03`	lachanani	to Gracious-to-me
`H2586-01`	lechanun	to Gracious-One
`H2603-16`	lechenenah	he showed gracious favor to her
`H2603-17`	lechonen	to a favor-shower
`H2603-18`	lehitechanen	to seek gracious favor for oneself
`H8467-01`	mitechinati	from my plea-for-grace
`H2603-19`	nechanete	you were shown favor
`H2603-20`	sheyechanenu	that he may stoop in gracious favor to us
`H8469-01`	tachanunay	my pleas for favor
`H8469-02`	tachanunayv	his pleas for favor
`H8469-03`	tachanuney	pleas for favor of
`H8469-04`	tachanuneykha	your pleas-for-grace
`H8469-05`	tachanuneynu	our pleas-for-grace
`H8469-06`	tachanunim	pleas for grace
`H8469-07`	tachanunotay	my pleas-for-grace
`H2603-22`	tachon	you show favor
`H2603-23`	techanem	you shall show them favor
`H8467-03`	techinah	a plea for grace
`H8467-02`	techinah	a plea for gracious favor
`H8467-04`	techinat	supplication-for-favor of
`H8467-05`	techinatam	their plea for favor
`H8467-06`	techinatekha	your plea-for-grace
`H8467-07`	techinatekhem	your plea-for-grace
`H8467-08`	techinatenu	our plea-for-grace
`H8467-09`	techinati	my plea-for-grace
`H8467-10`	techinato	his plea for grace
`H8467-11`	techinoteyhem	their pleas for favor
`H2603-24`	titechanan	you will plead for favor
`H2584-03`	ulechanah	and to Channah (the Favored-One)
`H2581-01`	ulechen	and to Ḥen ("Favor")
`H2603-25`	umechonen	and one showing gracious favor
`H2604-02`	umitechanan	and one seeking favor
`H8469-08`	uvetachanunim	and with pleas for grace
`H2608-04`	vachananeyah	and Yah-has-shown-favor
`H2603-26`	vaetechanan	And I sought favor
`H2603-27`	vatitechanen	and she sought gracious favor for herself
`H2603-28`	vayachan	and he showed favor
`H2603-29`	vayechunenu	and he stooped-in-kindness to him
`H2603-30`	vayitechanen	and he pleaded-for-favor
`H2584-04`	vechanah	and Ḥannah (Favored Woman)
`H2605-06`	vechanan	and Gracious-One
`H2603-31`	vechanani	and bend in favor toward me
`H2603-32`	vechaneni	and show favor to me
`H2592-02`	vechaniel	and El-Is-Gracious
`H2603-33`	vechanoti	and I will show favor
`H2587-03`	vechanun	and gracious
`H2587-04`	vechanun	and a favor-showing one
`H2580-04`	vechen	and gracious-favor
`H2433-01`	vechin	and favor-of
`H8467-12`	vehatechinah	and the plea for grace
`H2603-34`	vehitechanenu	and they sought favor
`H2608-05`	velachananeyah	and to Ḥananyah ("Yah has shown favor")
`H8469-09`	vetachanunim	and pleas for favor
`H3110-01`	veyochanan	and Yohanan ("Yahweh-has-been-gracious")
`H3110-02`	veyochanan	and Yohanan (Yahweh-is-gracious)
`H2603-35`	vichanenu	and may he show favor to us
`H2603-36`	vichunekha	and may he bend-in-kindness toward you (masculine singular)
`H3076-01`	vihochanan	and Yahweh-has-shown-favor
`H2603-37`	yachenekha	he will show you favor
`H2603-38`	yachon	he will show gracious favor
`H2603-39`	ychnny	he will bend-in-kindness toward me
`H2603-40`	yechanen	he graciously bestows favor
`H2603-41`	yechanenu	may he graciously bend in favor toward us
`H2603-42`	yechenan	he will show gracious favor
`H2603-43`	yechonenu	they will show gracious favor
`H2603-44`	yechunenu	he will show gracious favor to him
`H3076-02`	yehochanan	YHWH-has-shown-favor
`H3110-03`	yochanan	Yahweh-has-shown-favor (masculine personal name)
`H3110-04`	yochanan	Yah-has-shown-favor
`H2603-45`	yuchan	he will be granted 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
Genesis 30:27	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Genesis 32:6	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Genesis 33:8	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Genesis 33:10	חֵן֙	chen	favor
Genesis 33:15	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Genesis 34:11	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Genesis 39:4	חֵ֛ן	chen	favor
Genesis 39:21	חִנּ֔/וֹ	chino	him favor
Genesis 47:25	חֵן֙	chen	favor
Genesis 47:29	חֵן֙	chen	grace
Genesis 50:4	חֵן֙	chen	favor
Exodus 3:21	חֵ֥ן	chen	favor
Exodus 11:3	חֵ֥ן	chen	favor
Exodus 12:36	חֵ֥ן	chen	favor
Exodus 33:12	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Exodus 33:13	חֵ֜ן	chen	favor
Exodus 33:13	חֵ֖ן	chen-2	favor
Exodus 33:16	חֵ֤ן	chen	favor
Exodus 33:17	חֵן֙	chen	favor
Exodus 34:9	חֵ֤ן	chen	favor
Numbers 11:11	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Numbers 11:15	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Numbers 32:5	חֵן֙	chen	favor
Deuteronomy 24:1	חֵ֣ן	chen	favor
Judges 6:17	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
1 Samuel 1:18	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
1 Samuel 16:22	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
1 Samuel 20:3	חֵן֙	chen	favor
1 Samuel 20:29	חֵן֙	chen	favor
1 Samuel 25:8	חֵן֙	chen	favor
1 Samuel 27:5	חֵ֤ן	chen	favor
2 Samuel 14:22	חֵ֤ן	chen	favor
2 Samuel 15:25	חֵן֙	chen	favor
2 Samuel 16:4	חֵ֥ן	chen	favor
1 Kings 11:19	חֵ֛ן	chen	favor
Jeremiah 31:2	חֵן֙	chen	grace
Nahum 3:4	חֵ֖ן	chen	grace
Zechariah 4:7	חֵ֥ן	chen	Grace
Zechariah 4:7	חֵ֖ן	chen-2	grace
Zechariah 12:10	חֵן֙	chen	of grace
Psalms 45:3	חֵ֭ן	chen	grace
Psalms 84:12	חֵ֣ן	chen	favor
Proverbs 1:9	חֵ֓ן	chen	of grace
Proverbs 3:4	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Proverbs 3:22	וְ֝/חֵ֗ן	vechen	and grace
Proverbs 3:34	חֵֽן	chen	grace
Proverbs 4:9	חֵ֑ן	chen	of grace
Proverbs 5:19	חֵ֥ן	chen	graceful
Proverbs 11:16	חֵ֭ן	chen	gracious
Proverbs 13:15	חֵ֑ן	chen	favor
Proverbs 17:8	חֵ֣ן	chen	of grace
Proverbs 22:1	חֵ֣ן	chen	favor
Proverbs 22:11	חֵ֥ן	chen	grace
Proverbs 28:23	חֵ֣ן	chen	favor
Proverbs 31:30	הַ֭/חֵן	hachen	charm
Ruth 2:2	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Ruth 2:10	חֵ֤ן	chen	favor
Ruth 2:13	חֵ֨ן	chen	favor
Ecclesiastes 9:11	חֵ֑ן	chen	favor
Ecclesiastes 10:12	חֵ֑ן	chen	are gracious
Esther 2:15	חֵ֔ן	chen	favor
Esther 2:17	חֵ֥ן	chen	favor
Esther 5:2	חֵ֖ן	chen	favor
Esther 5:8	חֵ֜ן	chen	favor
Esther 7:3	חֵ֤ן	chen	favor
Esther 8:5	חֵ֣ן	chen	favor

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Lexicon H2580

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2580-01

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

Word Usage (69 occurrences of H2580)

Lexicon `H2580`

Morphology `HNcmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2580-01`