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חָנֵס

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Chanes

H2609 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain, as not of Hebrew origin; as a proper noun, can be glossed as 'city name'

Definition

A place name referring to a specific location in Egypt, rendered as 'Chanes' or 'Hanes' in biblical texts. Used exclusively as a proper noun, the term designates a city associated with Egypt's political or administrative geography during the biblical period. The precise identification of the site is debated, but it is likely to reference the city known historically as Heracleopolis Magna (modern Ihnasya el-Medina), an important regional center in Middle Egypt.

Semantic Range

proper noun referring to a place or city in Egypt (likely Heracleopolis Magna); a geopolitical designation in the context of biblical prophecy

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain; the word is of Egyptian derivation, not Hebrew, and does not correspond to a Hebrew root. The form חָנֵס (Chânêç) appears to be a Hebraized rendering of an ancient Egyptian toponym, possibly corresponding to the Egyptian name for Heracleopolis Magna.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חָנֵס (Chânêç) occurs in the Hebrew Bible only at Isaiah 30:4, where it is listed as a city in Egypt. The term is used to reinforce the geopolitical relationship between Egypt and the Israelite and Judahite states in the prophetic context. The name is absent from other biblical contexts and later Jewish literature, and its presence likely reflects the geographic-political realities of the 8th–7th centuries BCE. Greek and later English translations (such as the Septuagint and KJV) render the name as 'Hanes' or similar variants. The association with Heracleopolis Magna is supported by historical and linguistic analysis but is not universally accepted. The English use of 'Hanes' as a city name preserves the Hebrew transliteration but does not convey the Egyptian geographic or political background encoded in the term.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Egyptian derivation; Chanes, a place in Egypt; Hanes.

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Root Family

— (—) — proper name of uncertain, non-Hebrew origin

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H116 אֱדַיִן then
H133 אַדְמָתָא Admatha
H175 אַהֲרוֹן and in Aharon
H1834 דַּמֶּשֶׂק Damascus
H1867 דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ Darius

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2609-01 חָנֵ֥ס chanes HNp Hanes Chanes 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2609-01 Isaiah 30:4 חָנֵ֥ס chanes HNp Hanes Chanes
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