Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2603 - Merciful
| Strong's No.: | H2603 |
| Hebrew: | חָנַן |
| Transliteration: | chânan |
| Phonetic: | khaw-nan' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root (compare H2583) |
| Bible Usage: | {beseech} X-(idiom) {fair} ({be} {find} shew) favour ({-able}) be ({deal} {give} grant (gracious ({-ly}) {intreat} (be) {merciful} have (shew) mercy ({on} {upon}) have pity {upon} {pray} make {supplication} X-(idiom) very. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | properly to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to {favor} bestow; causatively to implore (that {is} move to favor by petition) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to be gracious, show favour, pity a. (Qal) to show favour, be gracious b. (Niphal) to be pitied c. (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious d. (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on e. (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration f. (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour 2. to be loathsome |
| Bible References:
Merciful |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
besought ( 4 )
entreated ( 2 )
fair ( 1 )
favour ( 7 )
favourable ( 1 )
favoured ( 1 )
given ( 1 )
gracious ( 13 )
graciously ( 2 )
merciful ( 12 )
mercy ( 12 )
on ( 1 )
pity ( 2 )
pray ( 1 )
shewed ( 1 )
supplication ( 10 )
upon ( 4 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.