חַנּוּן
chan.nun
“gracious”
Definition
gracious
from H2603 (חָנַן);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
חַנּוּן appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
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They refused to listen and failed to rememberthe wonders You performed among them.They stiffened their necks and appointed a leaderto return them to their bondage in Egypt.But You are a forgiving God,gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and rich in loving devotion,and You did not forsake them.
The LORD is compassionate and gracious,slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
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