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Lexicon :: Strong's H2600 - ḥinnām

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חִנָּם
Transliteration
ḥinnām
Pronunciation
khin-nawm'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 694b

Strong’s Definitions

חִנָּם chinnâm, khin-nawm'; from H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage:—without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought), in vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H2600 in the following manner: without cause (15x), for nought (6x), causeless (2x), in vain (2x), free (1x), without cost (1x), freely (1x), innocent (1x), cost me nothing (1x), for nothing (1x), without wages (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H2600 in the following manner: without cause (15x), for nought (6x), causeless (2x), in vain (2x), free (1x), without cost (1x), freely (1x), innocent (1x), cost me nothing (1x), for nothing (1x), without wages (1x).

  1. freely, for nothing, without cause

    1. gratis, gratuitously, for nothing

    2. for no purpose, in vain

    3. gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִנָּם chinnâm, khin-nawm'; from H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage:—without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought), in vain.
STRONGS H2600: Abbreviations
חִנָּם substantive, used chiefly in the accusative as adverb (compare Assyrian annáma, in vain, DlK 7, Pr 44; from הֵּן, with aff. םָ֯, which is sometimes found in substantives proper, as סֻלָּם, and proper names, but is more particularly used with substantives applied adverbially, as יוֺמָם אָמְנָם, דּוּמָם, רֵיקָם : Sta§ 203 BaNB § 216) — literally out of favour; i.e.
a. gratis, gratuitously, for nothing, עָבַד חִנָּם to serve for nought Genesis 29:15; Job 1:9; Isaiah 52:3 to be sold (figurative) for nought Isaiah 52:5; Exodus 21:2, 11 יָצָא חִנָּם to go out(from slavery) freely, for nothing, Numbers 11:5 which we used to eat in Egypti for nought, Jeremiah 22:13; 1 Chronicles 21:24; in the genitive 2 Samuel 24:24 עֹלוֺת חִנָּם i.e. burnt-offerings which cost nothing (in the || 1 Chronicles 21:24 the construction is changed).
b. for no purpose, in vain Proverbs 1:17; Malachi 1:10: once אֶל חִנָּם (compare אֶל 7) Ezekiel 6:10.
c. gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly, especially of groundless hostility or attack, 1 Samuel 19:5 לְהָמִית חִנָּם to slay David without cause, 1 Samuel 25:31; Psalm 35:7 (twice in verse); Psalm 109:3; Psalm 119:161 רְדָפוּנִי חִנָּם, Proverbs 1:11; Proverbs 3:30; Proverbs 23:29; Job 2:3 לְבַלְּעוֺ ח׳ Job 9:17; Job 22:6; Ezekiel 14:23; Psalm 35:19; and Psalm 69:5 שׂנְאַי חִנָּם my haters without cause, Lamentations 3:52 אֹיְבַי חִנָּם; in the genitive 1 Kings 2:31 דְּמֵי חִנָּם blood shed without cause (compare 1 Samuel 25:31), Proverbs 24:28 אֲלתְּֿהִי עֵד ח׳ בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ, Proverbs 26:2 קִלְלַת ח׳ the causeless curse.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:15

Exodus

21:2; 21:11

Numbers

11:5

1 Samuel

19:5; 25:31; 25:31

2 Samuel

24:24

1 Kings

2:31

1 Chronicles

21:24; 21:24

Job

1:9; 2:3; 9:17; 22:6

Psalms

35:7; 35:19; 69:5; 109:3; 119:161

Proverbs

1:11; 1:17; 3:30; 23:29; 24:28; 26:2

Isaiah

52:3; 52:5

Jeremiah

22:13

Lamentations

3:52

Ezekiel

6:10; 14:23

Malachi

1:10

H2600

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2600 matches the Hebrew חִנָּם (ḥinnām),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:15 - Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:2 - “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:11 - “And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out free, without paying money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:5 - “We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:5 - “For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:31 - “that this will be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:24 - Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:31 - Then the king said to him, “Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood which Joab shed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:24 - Then King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:9 - So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 - For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6 - For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit,
Which they have dug without cause for my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies;
Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without a cause
Are more than the hairs of my head;
They are mighty who would destroy me,
Being my enemies wrongfully;
Though I have stolen nothing,
I still must restore it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:3 - They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without a cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:161

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 - SHIN
Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:11 - If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:17 - Surely, in vain the net is spread
In the sight of any bird;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has woe?
Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions?
Who has complaints?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
For would you deceive[fn] with your lips?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:2 - Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So a curse without cause shall not alight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:3 - For thus says the LORD:

“You have sold yourselves for nothing,
And you shall be redeemed without money.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:5 - Now therefore, what have I here,” says the LORD,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
Make them wail,”[fn] says the LORD,
“And My name is blasphemed continually every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
And his chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages
And gives him nothing for his work,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:52 - My enemies without cause
Hunted me down like a bird.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:10 - “And they shall know that I am the LORD; I have not said in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - “And they will comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing without cause that I have done in it,” says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:10 - “Who is there even among you who would shut the doors,
So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain?
I have no pleasure in you,”
Says the LORD of hosts,
“Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.
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