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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2604. חֲנַן (chanan) -- To be gracious, show favor, have mercy</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2604.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/4-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2604.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2604</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2603b.htm" title="2603b">◄</a> 2604. chanan <a href="../hebrew/2605.htm" title="2605">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chanan: To be gracious, show favor, have mercy</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֲנַן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chanan<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-nan'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khan-an')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be gracious, show favor, have mercy<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to favor, to entreat<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G5485 (charis):</b> Grace, favor<p> - <b>G1653 (eleeo):</b> To have mercy, show compassion<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "chanan" primarily conveys the idea of showing favor or grace. It is often used in the context of God extending His grace and mercy to His people. The term can also imply a sense of compassion or kindness, often in response to a plea or need. In the Biblical narrative, "chanan" underscores the benevolent and merciful nature of God, who is willing to forgive and bless those who seek Him.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, grace and favor were highly valued attributes, both in human relationships and in one's relationship with God. The concept of "chanan" reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where God, as the sovereign, extends His grace to His people, often in response to their repentance and supplication. This grace is not earned but is a gift from a loving and compassionate God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm">chanan</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to show favor<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>showing mercy (1), supplication (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>show mercy, make supplication <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm">chanan</a>; to favor or (causatively) to entreat -- shew mercy, make supplication. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm">chanan</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמִחַ֣ן במחן וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ן ומתחנן bə·mi·ḥan bemiChan bəmiḥan ū·miṯ·ḥan·nan umitchanNan ūmiṯḥannan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְרֻ֔ק וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ <b> בְּמִחַ֣ן </b> עֲנָ֑יִן הֵ֛ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and from your iniquities <span class="itali">by showing mercy</span> to [the] poor,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thine iniquities <span class="itali">by shewing mercy</span> to the poor;<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> break your iniquities <span class="itali">showing</span> to the poor case<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְדָנִיֵּ֑אל בָּעֵ֥א <b> וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ן </b> קֳדָ֥ם אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> making petition <span class="itali">and supplication</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> praying <span class="itali">and making supplication</span> before<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Daniel making <span class="itali">and supplication</span> before his God<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2604.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2604.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2604<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemichan_2604.htm">bə·mi·ḥan — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umitchannan_2604.htm">ū·miṯ·ḥan·nan — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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