Strong's Hebrew · H2580
H2580 chên
חֵן
khane
favor
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chên appears 69 times in Scripture, including Genesis 6:8 and Zechariah 12:10. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
In the King James Version
favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
Derivation
from H2603 (חָנַן);
Appears 69 times in Scripture
“But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.””
““Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.””
“Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.”
“Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.”
““My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.”
“I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’””
““What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.”
“But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.”
“Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.”
“Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
