חַנּוּן
chan.nun (H2587)
gracious
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# The Hebrew Word חַנּוּן (Gracious) The Hebrew term חַנּוּן (channun) carries the meaning "gracious" and appears thirteen times throughout the biblical text. This relatively modest frequency suggests it functioned as a significant descriptor for particular qualities or attributes rather than as a common everyday term. The word appears consistently enough to indicate a recognized and important concept in biblical Hebrew vocabulary, yet selective enough that its use likely carried particular weight or theological intention. As an adjective meaning "gracious," this word describes a disposition of favor, kindness, or benevolence. In biblical contexts, such terms typically characterize actions or attitudes that extend benefit or mercy to others—particularly from those in positions of power or authority toward those dependent upon them. The specific choice to use חַנּוּן rather than more general terms for kindness suggests an emphasis on graciousness as a distinguishing quality or virtue worth naming explicitly. The thirteen occurrences across the biblical corpus indicate this word was employed to characterize God's nature and the conduct expected of those in authority. Its relatively concentrated usage pattern distinguishes "graciousness" as a noteworthy quality deserving specific vocabulary, marking it as conceptually important to the biblical writers and their audiences.
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for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.
Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children will find compassion before those who led them captive, and will come again into this land, because Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”
and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.
“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. Yahweh is gracious and merciful.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Yahweh is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
He prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.