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חִנָּם H2600

H2600 is the Hebrew word חִנָּם, transliterated chinnâm and said khin-nawm'. The King James Version most often renders it without cause.

Word: חִנָּםTransliteration: chinnâmSaid: khin-nawm'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 23 verses

What it means

gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage.

Where it comes from

from H2580 (חֵן).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

without cause 6×nought 4×without a cause 3×causeless 2×free 1×freely 1×cost me nothing 1×innocent 1×without cost 1×surely in vain 1×yourselves for nought 1×without wages 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Verses using חִנָּם

All 23 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 29:15 · KJV

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

Exodus 21:11 · KJV

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

Numbers 11:5 · KJV

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

1 Samuel 19:5 · KJV

For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

1 Samuel 25:31 · KJV

That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

2 Samuel 24:24 · KJV

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

1 Kings 2:31 · KJV

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

1 Chronicles 21:24 · KJV

And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

Job 22:6 · KJV

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Psalm 35:7 · KJV

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Psalm 69:4 · KJV

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Psalm 119:161 · KJV

Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

Proverbs 1:17 · KJV

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Proverbs 3:30 · KJV

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Proverbs 23:29 · KJV

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 24:28 · KJV

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs 26:2 · KJV

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Isaiah 52:3 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

Isaiah 52:5 · KJV

Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

Jeremiah 22:13 · KJV

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Ezekiel 6:10 · KJV

And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

Ezekiel 14:23 · KJV

And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

Malachi 1:10 · KJV

Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2600 mean?

H2600 is the Hebrew word חִנָּם (chinnâm), meaning gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage.

How is H2600 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it without cause (6 times), nought (4 times), without a cause (3 times), causeless (2 times), free (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2600 appear in the Bible?

חִנָּם (chinnâm) is tagged in 23 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2600 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2580 (חֵן).

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