חֵן
chen
“favor”
Definition
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
from H2603 (חָנַן);
- favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חֵן appears 64 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
Good understanding wins favor,but the way of the faithless is difficult.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.