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Hanun — the meaning of the Hebrew name חָנוּן

חָנוּן

Chânûwn · pronounced khaw-noon' · Strong's H2586 · a man

Hanun means favored.

Built from

חָנַן chânan (from, H2603) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2603; favored; Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 10:1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hanun

10 occurrences in 10 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

2Sam 10:12Sam 10:22Sam 10:32Sam 10:41Chr 19:21Chr 19:31Chr 19:41Chr 19:6Neh 3:13Neh 3:30

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