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Lexicon :: Strong's H2580 - ḥēn

Aa
חֵן
Transliteration
ḥēn
Pronunciation
khane
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 694a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵן chên khane; from H2603; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty):—favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x

The KJV translates Strong's H2580 in the following manner: grace (38x), favour (26x), gracious (2x), pleasant (1x), precious (1x), wellfavoured (with H2896) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x
The KJV translates Strong's H2580 in the following manner: grace (38x), favour (26x), gracious (2x), pleasant (1x), precious (1x), wellfavoured (with H2896) (1x).

  1. favour, grace, charm

    1. favour, grace, elegance

    2. favour, acceptance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵן chên khane; from H2603; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty):—favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
STRONGS H2580: Abbreviations
† I. חֵן noun masculinePsalm 45:3 favour, grace; — ח׳ Genesis 6:8 + 67 times; 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:
(1) men Genesis 30:27; Genesis 32:6 [Genesis 32:5; 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
(1) 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:8; 6:8; 18:3; 19:19; 30:27; 32:5; 33:8; 33:10; 33:15; 34:11; 39:4; 39:21; 39:21; 47:25; 47:29; 50:4

Exodus

3:21; 11:3; 12:36; 33:12; 33:13; 33:16; 33:17; 34:9

Numbers

11:11; 11:15; 32:5

Deuteronomy

24:1

Judges

6:17

Ruth

2:2; 2:10; 2:13

1 Samuel

1:18; 16:22; 20:3; 20:29; 25:8; 27:5

2 Samuel

14:22; 15:25; 16:4

1 Kings

11:19

Esther

2:15; 2:17; 5:2; 5:8; 7:3; 8:5

Psalms

45:3; 45:3; 84:12

Proverbs

1:9; 3:4; 3:22; 3:34; 4:9; 5:19; 11:16; 13:15; 17:8; 22:1; 22:11; 28:23; 31:30

Ecclesiastes

9:11; 10:12

Jeremiah

31:2

Nahum

3:4

Zechariah

4:7; 12:10

H2580

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Strong's Number H2580 matches the Hebrew חֵן (ḥēn),
which occurs 69 times in 67 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:22 - they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:9 - She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:16 - A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:1 - A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 - Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:2 - This is what the LORD says: “The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness; I will come to give rest to Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:4 - all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:7 - “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10 - “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[fn] of grace and supplication. They will look on[fn] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

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