חֲנַן chănan — to favor or (causatively) to entreat

pronounced khan-an' · Strong's H2604 · 2 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 2 stems: Pe'al, Hithpa'al

Translated in the KJV as shew mercy, make supplication.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H2603; to favor or (causatively) to entreat.

chănan in each stem

Pe'al 1×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Infinitive construct 1

בְּמִחַ֣ן Dan 4:24 Infinitive construct

This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: (KJV)

Hithpa'al 1×

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Participle (active) 1

וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ן Dan 6:12 Participle (active), masculine singular

Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. (KJV)

What the stems mean

A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›

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