חָנוּן
cha.nunProper Noun (Masculine)H2586
Hanun
From: from H2603 (חָנַן); favored;
Short Definition
Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Nahash (H5176H) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with ) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
10 timesAppears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
4
2 Samuel
4
Nehemiah
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 19:2
- 1 Chronicles 19:4
- 2 Samuel 10:1
- 2 Samuel 10:3
- Nehemiah 3:13
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