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Job 33:24

“Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָנַןchânan · khaw-nan'
H2603 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2583 (חָנָה));
KJV renderings: beseech, [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, [idiom] very.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יְחֻנֶּ֗ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
נּוּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms
Usage: Occurs 79 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 33:5 Genesis 33:11 Genesis 42:21 Genesis 43:29 Exodus 33:19

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָנַן here.

Verse 23 Verse 25

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.