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חָנוּן H2586

H2586 is the Hebrew word חָנוּן, transliterated Chânûwn and said khaw-noon'. The King James Version most often renders it hanun.

Word: חָנוּןTransliteration: ChânûwnSaid: khaw-noon'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites.

Where it comes from

from H2603 (חָנַן); favored.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hanun 9×wherefore hanun 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Hanun.

Verses using חָנוּן

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 10:1 · KJV

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

2 Samuel 10:2 · KJV

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 10:3 · KJV

And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

2 Samuel 10:4 · KJV

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

1 Chronicles 19:2 · KJV

And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

1 Chronicles 19:3 · KJV

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

1 Chronicles 19:4 · KJV

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

1 Chronicles 19:6 · KJV

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

Nehemiah 3:13 · KJV

The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.

Nehemiah 3:30 · KJV

After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2586 mean?

H2586 is the Hebrew word חָנוּן (Chânûwn), meaning Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites.

How is H2586 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hanun (9 times), wherefore hanun (2 times).

How many times does H2586 appear in the Bible?

חָנוּן (Chânûwn) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2586 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2603 (חָנַן); favored.

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