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H2581 חֵן (Chên) khane
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

the same as 2580; grace; Chen, a figurative name for an Israelite

KJV Usage: Hen

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵן (chen) — Hen. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10; son of: Zephaniah (H6846I); also called Hen at Zec.6.14; Another name of yo.shiy.yah (יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ "Josiah" H2977H) § Hen = "favour" a contemporary of Zerubbabel

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · חנן · חֵנָדָד

Good | ≈ אַהַב · יֳפִי · תִּפְאֶרֶת

beauty, elegance, charm = state in which someone or something is physically attractive; ► which may bring about a favorable attitude in others

PRO 1:9 · PRO 3:22 · PRO 4:9 · PRO 5:19 · PRO 17:8 · PRO 31:30 · NAM 3:4 · ZEC 4:7 · ZEC 4:7

Love | Merciful

favor, approval, pity, grace, kindness, mercy, compassion = state in which humans have a positive and compassionate attitude towards other humans

GEN 6:8 · GEN 18:3 · GEN 19:19 · GEN 30:27 · GEN 32:6 · GEN 33:8 · GEN 33:10 · GEN 33:15 · GEN 34:11 · GEN 39:4 · GEN 39:21 · GEN 47:25 · GEN 47:29 · GEN 50:4 · EXO 3:21 · EXO 11:3 · EXO 12:36 · EXO 33:12 · EXO 33:13 · EXO 33:13 · EXO 33:16 · EXO 33:17 · EXO 34:9 · NUM 11:11 · NUM 11:15 · NUM 32:5 · DEU 24:1 · JDG 6:17 · RUT 2:2 · RUT 2:10 · RUT 2:13 · 1SA 1:18 · 1SA 16:22 · 1SA 20:3 · 1SA 20:29 · 1SA 25:8 · 1SA 27:5 · 2SA 14:22 · 2SA 15:25 · 2SA 16:4 · 1KI 11:19 · EST 2:15 · EST 2:17 · EST 5:2 · EST 5:8 · EST 7:3 · EST 8:5 · PSA 84:12 · PRO 3:4 · PRO 3:34 · PRO 11:16 · PRO 13:15 · PRO 22:1 · PRO 28:23 · ECC 9:11 · JER 31:2 · ZEC 12:10

Well

kindness, grace = state in which words are uttered with a positive and compassionate attitude

PSA 45:3 · PRO 22:11 · ECC 10:12

name · חנן

Names of People | ≈ יֹאשִׁיָּה

Hen = man, also known as Josiah; ◄ son of Zephaniah; ► time of prophet Zechariah

ZEC 6:14

1 PRO 17:8 Some scholars choose to translate אֶבֶן־חֵן as "magic stone" or "charm. We should not automatically assume, however, that the semantic link in English between "charm" (beauty) and "charm" (magic object) is present in Hebrew as well. 2 ZEC 4:7 · ZEC 4:7 NJPS GNT | RSV NIV NRSV REB CEV [b] which is unusual as this word is never used to refer to inanimate objects | NJB "Hurrah!

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵן n.pr.m. (favour)—contemp. of Zerubbabel Zc 6:14 ref

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