Original Language Studio
Psalms 145:8
“The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חַנּוּןchannûwn · khan-noon'
H2587 · Hebrew
H2587 · Hebrew
- Definition
- gracious
- Derivation
- from H2603 (חָנַן);
- KJV renderings
- gracious.
- Grammar
- חַנּ֣וּן — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 13 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 22:26Exodus 34:62 Chronicles 30:9Nehemiah 9:17Nehemiah 9:31
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 חַנּוּן here.
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.