לְ/חוֹנֵ֖ן — Proverbs 28:8 Hebrew Word Study

לְ/חוֹנֵ֖ן

𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤍𐤍

lechonen

for him who is gracious

a primitive root (compare חָנָה); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition); beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.

H2603

Proverbs 28:8 · Word #6

Lexicon `H2603`

Lemma	חָנַן
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤇𐤍𐤍
Transliteration	chânan
Strong's	H2603
In-context	for him who is gracious

Morphology `HR/Vqrmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`r` — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H2603-19`

to a favor-shower

Morphological Notes	Preposition לְ attached to Qal active participle masculine singular absolute of חָנַן. Functions substantivally: "to/for one who shows favor."
Rendering Rationale	The form לְחוֹנֵן is a Qal active participle masculine singular with the preposition לְ (“to/for”). "Favor-shower" preserves the participial, active sense of one who habitually shows gracious favor, reflecting the root idea of bending in kindness toward another, while maintaining masculine singular form.

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Words from Root חנן (gracious bending, showing favor, mercy, compassionate bestowal)

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
`H2583-01`	chanah	Favored Woman
`H2601-01`	chanameel	El-is-Gracious
`H1177-02`	chanan	Baal-of-Grace (masculine singular proper name)
`H358-02`	chanan	He-has-shown-favor
`H2603-03`	chanan	he has shown favor
`H2605-01`	chanan	He-has-shown-favor (masculine singular proper name)
`H1135-02`	chanan	Gracious-One (masculine singular proper name)
`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-me-favor
`H2603-04`	chanani	He-has-shown-grace-to-me (masculine singular proper name)
`H2603-05`	chananu	they showed gracious favor
`H2615-01`	chanaton	Gracious-Place
`H2603-06`	chaneneni	be-gracious-to-me
`H2603-07`	chaneni	Show me favor
`H2603-08`	chanenu	Show favor to us
`H2594-01`	chaninah	graciousness
`H2603-09`	chanon	gracious one (who stoops in favor)
`H2589-01`	chanot	supplications for favor
`H2587-01`	chanun	a favor-showing one
`H2586-01`	chanun	gracious one
`H2603-10`	chanuni	Show favor to me, you (masculine plural)
`H2603-11`	chanunu	You all, show favor to us
`H2580-01`	chen	gracious favor
`H2600-01`	chinam	for no favor
`H2580-02`	chino	his graciousness
`H2603-12`	chonen	the one who stoops in favor
`H2603-13`	etechanan	I seek favor
`H2603-14`	etechanen	I will seek favor
`H2580-03`	hachen	the gracious-favor
`H2600-02`	hachinam	for no favor
`H2603-15`	hitechananetah	you have sought gracious favor
`H2603-16`	hitechananeti	I have sought favor
`H2603-17`	lachananekhem	to show favor to you all
`H2608-03`	lachananeyahu	to-Yah-has-shown-favor
`H2607-02`	lachanani	to Gracious-to-me
`H2586-02`	lechanun	to Gracious-One
`H2603-18`	lechenenah	he showed gracious favor to her
`H2603-20`	lehitechanen	to seek gracious favor for oneself
`H8467-01`	mitechinati	from my plea-for-grace
`H2603-21`	nechanete	you were shown favor
`H2603-22`	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
`H2603-23`	tachon	you show favor
`H2603-24`	techanem	you shall show them favor
`H8468-01`	techinah	a plea for gracious favor
`H8467-02`	techinah	a plea for grace
`H8467-03`	techinat	supplication-for-favor of
`H8467-04`	techinatam	their plea for favor
`H8467-05`	techinatekha	your plea-for-grace
`H8467-06`	techinatekhem	your plea-for-grace
`H8467-07`	techinatenu	our plea-for-grace
`H8467-08`	techinati	my plea-for-grace
`H8467-09`	techinato	his plea for grace
`H8467-10`	techinoteyhem	their pleas for favor
`H2603-25`	titechanan	you will plead for favor
`H2584-02`	ulechanah	and to Channah (the Favored-One)
`H2581-01`	ulechen	and to Ḥen ("Favor")
`H2603-26`	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
`H2603-27`	vaetechanan	And I sought favor
`H2603-28`	vatitechanen	and she sought gracious favor for herself
`H2603-29`	vayachan	and he showed favor
`H2603-30`	vayechunenu	and he stooped-in-kindness to him
`H2603-31`	vayitechanen	and he pleaded-for-favor
`H2584-03`	vechanah	and Ḥannah (Favored Woman)
`H2605-02`	vechanan	and Gracious-One
`H2603-32`	vechanani	and bend in favor toward me
`H2603-33`	vechaneni	and show favor to me
`H2592-02`	vechaniel	and El-Is-Gracious
`H2603-34`	vechanoti	and I will show favor
`H2586-03`	vechanun	and gracious
`H2587-02`	vechanun	and a favor-showing one
`H2580-04`	vechen	and gracious-favor
`H2433-01`	vechin	and favor-of
`H8467-11`	vehatechinah	and the plea for grace
`H2603-35`	vehitechanenu	and they sought favor
`H2608-05`	velachananeyah	and to Ḥananyah ("Yah has shown favor")
`H8469-09`	vetachanunim	and pleas for favor
`H3076-01`	veyochanan	and Yohanan ("Yahweh-has-been-gracious")
`H3110-01`	veyochanan	and Yohanan (Yahweh-is-gracious)
`H2603-36`	vichanenu	and may he show favor to us
`H2603-37`	vichunekha	and may he bend-in-kindness toward you (masculine singular)
`H3076-02`	vihochanan	and Yahweh-has-shown-favor
`H2603-38`	yachenekha	he will show you favor
`H2603-39`	yachon	he will show gracious favor
`H2603-40`	ychnny	he will bend-in-kindness toward me
`H2603-41`	yechanen	he graciously bestows favor
`H2603-42`	yechanenu	may he graciously bend in favor toward us
`H2603-43`	yechenan	he will show gracious favor
`H2603-44`	yechonenu	they will show gracious favor
`H2603-45`	yechunenu	he will show gracious favor to him
`H3076-03`	yehochanan	YHWH-has-shown-favor
`H3076-04`	yochanan	Yahweh-has-shown-favor (masculine personal name)
`H3110-02`	yochanan	Yah-has-shown-favor
`H2603-46`	yuchan	he will be granted favor

Word Usage (79 occurrences of H2603)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 33:5	חָנַ֥ן	chanan	has graciously given
Genesis 33:11	חַנַּ֥/נִי	chanani	has dealt graciously with me
Genesis 42:21	בְּ/הִתְחַֽנְנ֥/וֹ	behitechaneno	when he pleaded
Genesis 43:29	יָחְנְ/ךָ֖	yachenekha	be gracious to you
Exodus 33:19	וְ/חַנֹּתִי֙	vechanoti	and I will be gracious
Exodus 33:19	אָחֹ֔ן	achon	I will be gracious
Numbers 6:25	וִֽ/יחֻנֶּֽ/ךָּ	vichunekha	and be gracious to you
Deuteronomy 3:23	וָ/אֶתְחַנַּ֖ן	vaetechanan	And I pleaded
Deuteronomy 7:2	תְחָנֵּֽ/ם	techanem	you shall show favor to them
Deuteronomy 28:50	יָחֹֽן	yachon	show favor
Judges 21:22	חָנּ֣וּ/נוּ	chanunu	spare us
2 Samuel 12:22	יחנ/ני	ychnny	will be gracious to me
2 Samuel 12:22	וְ/חַנַּ֥/נִי	vechanani	and be gracious to me
1 Kings 8:33	וְ/הִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּ	vehitechanenu	and plead
1 Kings 8:47	וְ/הִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ	vehitechanenu	and make supplication
1 Kings 8:59	הִתְחַנַּ֨נְתִּי֙	hitechananeti	I have made supplication
1 Kings 9:3	הִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּה	hitechananetah	you have made
2 Kings 1:13	וַ/יִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן	vayitechanen	and begged
2 Kings 13:23	וַ/יָּחָן֩	vayachan	and-was-gracious
Isaiah 26:10	יֻחַ֤ן	yuchan	is shown favor
Isaiah 27:11	יְחֻנֶּֽ/נּוּ	yechunenu	will show favor to him
Isaiah 30:18	לַֽ/חֲנַנְ/כֶ֔ם	lachananekhem	to be gracious to you
Isaiah 30:19	חָנ֤וֹן	chanon	Gracious
Isaiah 30:19	יָחְנְ/ךָ֙	yachenekha	He will be to you
Isaiah 33:2	חָנֵּ֖/נוּ	chanenu	be gracious to us
Jeremiah 22:23	נֵּחַנְתְּ֙	nechanete	you will groan
Hosea 12:5	וַ/יִּתְחַנֶּן	vayitechanen	and he made supplication
Amos 5:15	יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן	yechenan	will be gracious
Malachi 1:9	וִֽ/יחָנֵ֑/נוּ	vichanenu	that he may be gracious to us
Psalms 4:2	חָ֝נֵּ֗/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 6:3	חָנֵּ֥/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 9:14	חָֽנְנֵ֬/נִי	chaneneni	have-mercy-on-me
Psalms 25:16	וְ/חָנֵּ֑/נִי	vechaneni	and be gracious to me
Psalms 26:11	וְ/חָנֵּֽ/נִי	vechaneni	and be gracious to me
Psalms 27:7	וְ/חָנֵּ֥/נִי	vechaneni	and be gracious to me
Psalms 30:9	אֶתְחַנָּֽן	etechanan	I will plead
Psalms 30:11	וְ/חָנֵּ֑/נִי	vechaneni
Psalms 31:10	חָנֵּ֥/נִי	chaneni	Be gracious to me
Psalms 37:21	חוֹנֵ֥ן	chonen	is-gracious
Psalms 37:26	חוֹנֵ֣ן	chonen	gracious
Psalms 41:5	חָנֵּ֑/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 41:11	חָנֵּ֥/נִי	chaneni	have shown favor to me
Psalms 51:3	חָנֵּ֣/נִי	chaneni	have-mercy-on-me
Psalms 56:2	חָנֵּ֣/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 57:2	חָנֵּ֤/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 57:2	חָנֵּ֗/נִי	chaneni-2	to me
Psalms 59:6	תָּחֹ֨ן	tachon	be gracious
Psalms 67:2	יְחָנֵּ֥/נוּ	yechanenu	be gracious to us
Psalms 86:3	חָנֵּ֥/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 86:16	וְ/חָ֫נֵּ֥/נִי	vechaneni	and be gracious to me
Psalms 102:14	לְ֝/חֶֽנְנָ֗/הּ	lechenenah	to favor her
Psalms 102:15	יְחֹנֵֽנוּ	yechonenu	they will show pity
Psalms 109:12	ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן	chonen	gracious one
Psalms 112:5	חוֹנֵ֣ן	chonen	is gracious
Psalms 119:29	חָנֵּֽ/נִי	chaneni	grant me
Psalms 119:58	חָ֝נֵּ֗/נִי	chaneni	be gracious to me
Psalms 119:132	וְ/חָנֵּ֑/נִי	vechaneni	and be gracious to me
Psalms 123:2	שֶׁ/יְּחָנֵּֽ/נוּ	sheyechanenu	He shows us favor
Psalms 123:3	חָנֵּ֣/נוּ	chanenu	be gracious to us
Psalms 123:3	חָנֵּ֑/נוּ	chanenu-2	be gracious to us
Psalms 142:2	אֶתְחַנָּֽן	etechanan	I supplicate
Proverbs 14:21	וּ/מְחוֹנֵ֖ן	umechonen	but is gracious
Proverbs 14:31	חֹנֵ֥ן	chonen	is gracious to
Proverbs 19:17	ח֣וֹנֵֽן	chonen	gracious-(one)
Proverbs 21:10	יֻחַ֖ן	yuchan	finds favor
Proverbs 26:25	יְחַנֵּ֣ן	yechanen	he makes gracious
Proverbs 28:8	לְ/חוֹנֵ֖ן	lechonen	for him who is gracious
Job 8:5	תִּתְחַנָּֽן	titechanan	make supplication
Job 9:15	אֶתְחַנָּֽן	etechanan	I would make supplication
Job 19:16	אֶתְחַנֶּן	etechanen	I implore
Job 19:17	וְ֝/חַנֹּתִ֗י	vechanoti	and my supplication
Job 19:21	חָנֻּ֬/נִי	chanuni	Have pity on me
Job 19:21	חָנֻּ֣/נִי	chanuni-2	have pity on me
Job 33:24	וַ/יְחֻנֶּ֗/נּוּ	vayechunenu	and-is-gracious-to-him
Lamentations 4:16	חָנָֽנוּ	chananu	they showed favor
Esther 4:8	לְ/הִֽתְחַנֶּן	lehitechanen	to make supplication
Esther 8:3	וַ/תִּתְחַנֶּן	vatitechanen	and she begged
2 Chronicles 6:24	וְ/הִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּ	vehitechanenu	and-they-plead
2 Chronicles 6:37	וְ/הִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ	vehitechanenu	and make supplication

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Lexicon H2603

Morphology HR/Vqrmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2603-19

Words from Root חנן (gracious bending, showing favor, mercy, compassionate bestowal)

Word Usage (79 occurrences of H2603)

Lexicon `H2603`

Morphology `HR/Vqrmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2603-19`