חֵ֣ן
𐤇𐤍
chen
favor
from חָנַן; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
H2580
Proverbs 22:1 · Word #7
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 |
|---|---|---|
H2584-01 |
chanah | Favored Woman |
H2601-01 |
chanameel | El-is-Gracious |
H2605-01 |
chanan | He-has-shown-favor (masculine singular proper name) |
H2606-01 |
chananeel | Ḥanan-El (“God-has-shown-favor”) |
H2608-01 |
chananeyah | Yah Has Shown Favor |
H2607-01 |
chanani | He-has-shown-me-favor |
H2603-01 |
chaneni | Show me favor |
H2603-02 |
chanenu | Show favor to us |
H2587-01 |
chanun | a favor-showing one |
H2600-01 |
chinam | for no favor |
H2603-03 |
chonen | the one who stoops in favor |
H2603-04 |
etechanan | I seek favor |
H8469-01 |
tachanunay | my pleas for favor |
H8469-02 |
tachanunim | pleas for grace |
H2603-05 |
tachon | you show favor |
H8467-01 |
techinah | a plea for grace |
H8467-02 |
techinat | supplication-for-favor of |
H8467-03 |
techinatam | their plea for favor |
H8467-04 |
techinati | my plea-for-grace |
H8467-05 |
techinato | his plea for grace |
H2584-02 |
ulechanah | and to Channah (the Favored-One) |
H2608-02 |
vachananeyah | and Yah-has-shown-favor |
H2603-06 |
vayitechanen | and he pleaded-for-favor |
H2605-02 |
vechanan | and Gracious-One |
H2603-07 |
vechaneni | and show favor to me |
H2603-08 |
vechanoti | and I will show favor |
H2587-02 |
vechanun | and a favor-showing one |
H2603-09 |
vehitechanenu | and they sought favor |
H2608-03 |
velachananeyah | and to Ḥananyah ("Yah has shown favor") |
H3110-01 |
veyochanan | and Yohanan (Yahweh-is-gracious) |
H3076-01 |
vihochanan | and Yahweh-has-shown-favor |
H2603-10 |
yachenekha | he will show you favor |
H3076-02 |
yehochanan | YHWH-has-shown-favor |
H3110-02 |
yochanan | Yah-has-shown-favor |
H2603-11 |
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 |