2580. chen
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chen: favor, grace
Original Word: חֵן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chen
Phonetic Spelling: (khane)
Short Definition: favor

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chanan
Definition
favor, grace
NASB Translation
adornment (1), charm (1), charm* (1), charming* (1), favor (51), grace (8), graceful (2), gracious (3), pleases* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. חֵן noun masculinePsalm 45:3 favour, grace; — ׳ח Genesis 6:8 67t.; suffix חִנּוֺ Genesis 39:21; —

1 favour, grace, elegance:

a. of form and appearance, of a woman "" יֹ֑פִי Proverbs 31:30; אֵשֶׁת חֵן Proverbs 11:16; זונה טובת חן Nahum 3:4; of a doe Proverbs 5:19; precious stone אבן חן Proverbs 17:8; of ornaments Proverbs 1:9 = Proverbs 4:9; Proverbs 3:22.

b. of speech, lips Psalm 45:3; Proverbs 22:11; words Ecclesiastes 10:12.

2 favour, acceptance:

a. with men Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 22:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11.

b. with God Zechariah 4:7 (twice in verse); Zechariah 12:10; chiefly in phrases: מצא חן בעיני find favour in the eyes of: (I) men Genesis 30:27; Genesis 32:6; Genesis 33:8,10,15; Genesis 34:11; Genesis 39:4; Genesis 47:25,29; Genesis 50:4; Numbers 32:5 (all J); Deuteronomy 24:1; Ruth 2:2,10,13; 1 Samuel 1:18; 1 Samuel 16:22; 1 Samuel 20:3,29; 1 Samuel 25:8; 1 Samuel 27:5; 2 Samuel 14:22; 2 Samuel 16:4; 1 Kings 11:19; Esther 5:8; Esther 7:3; (2) of God Genesis 6:8; Genesis 18:3; Genesis 19:19; Exodus 33:12,13 (twice in verse); Exodus 33:16,17; Exodus 34:9; Numbers 11:11,15 (all J); Judges 6:17; 2 Samuel 15:25; Proverbs 3:4; absolute מצא חן (with man) Proverbs 28:23; (with God) Jeremiah 31:2; מֹצא חן לפניו Esther 8:5 (i.e. of the king); נתן חן בעיני give favour in the eyes of (I) man Genesis 39:21; Exodus 3:21; Exodus 11:3; Exodus 12:36 (J); absolute נתן חן of man Psalm 84:12; (2) of God Proverbs 3:34; נשׂא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי obtain favour in the eyes of Esther 2:15; of the king Esther 5:2; so וַתִּשָּׂאחֵֿן וָחֶסֶד לְפָנָיו Esther 2:17.



Strong's
favor, gracious, pleasant, precious, well-favored

From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.

see HEBREW chanan

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