חַנּוּן channun
Hebrew word for “gracious” · Strong’s H2587 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
gracious
How it is translated
Glosses given for channun in context, with how often each is used:
- gracious 13
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Nehemiah 9 (2), Exodus 22 (1), Exodus 34 (1), 2 Chronicles 30 (1), Psalms 86 (1), Psalms 103 (1), Psalms 111 (1), Psalms 112 (1), Psalms 116 (1), Psalms 145 (1)
Forms
- חנון 10
- וחנון 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with channun more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רַחוּם rachum “compassionate” 11
- אָרֵךְ arekh “slow” 7
- חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 7
- אַף aph “face” 7
- רַב rav “many” 7
- אֵל el “God” 4
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 4
- רַחֲמִים rachamim “compassion” 2
- פָּלָא pala “to wonder” 2
- נָחַם nacham “to be sorry” 2
- אֱמֶת emet “truth” 2
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 3
Key verses
The verses using channun that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- 2 Chronicles 30:9 — For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again…
- Nehemiah 9:17 — And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to…
- Nehemiah 9:31 — Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
- Psalms 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
- Psalms 103:8 — The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
- Psalms 111:4 — He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
- Psalms 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
- Psalms 116:5 — Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
- Psalms 145:8 — The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
- Joel 2:13 — And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and…
- Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.