Strong's Concordance H2603

Original Word: חָנַן
Transliteration: chânan
Phonetic Spelling: khaw-nan'
a primitive root (compare H2583); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition); beseech, × 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, × very.

Usages throughout the bible

Genesis 33:5 - And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given H2603 thy servant.

Genesis 33:11 - Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, H2603 and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

Genesis 42:21 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought H2603 us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Genesis 43:29 - And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious H2603 unto thee, my son.

Exodus 33:19 - And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious H2603 to whom I will be gracious, H2603 and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Numbers 6:25 - The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious H2603 unto thee:

Deuteronomy 3:23 - And I besought H2603 the LORD at that time, saying,

Deuteronomy 7:2 - And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy H2603 unto them:

Deuteronomy 28:50 - A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour H2603 to the young:

Judges 21:22 - And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable H2603 unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

2 Samuel 12:22 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious H2603 H2603 to me, that the child may live?

1 Kings 8:33 - When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication H2603 unto thee in this house:

1 Kings 8:47 - Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication H2603 unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

1 Kings 8:59 - And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication H2603 before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

1 Kings 9:3 - And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made H2603 before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

2 Kings 1:13 - And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought H2603 him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

2 Kings 13:23 - And the LORD was gracious H2603 unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

2 Chronicles 6:24 - And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication H2603 before thee in this house;

2 Chronicles 6:37 - Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray H2603 unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

Esther 4:8 - Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication H2603 unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

Esther 8:3 - And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought H2603 him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

Job 8:5 - If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication H2603 to the Almighty;

Job 9:15 - Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication H2603 to my judge.

Job 19:16 - I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated H2603 him with my mouth.

Job 19:21 - Have pity H2603 upon me, have pity H2603 upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

Job 33:24 - Then he is gracious H2603 unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Psalms 4:1 - [[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.]] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy H2603 upon me, and hear my prayer.

Psalms 6:2 - Have mercy H2603 upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalms 9:13 - Have mercy H2603 upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Psalms 25:16 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy H2603 upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

Psalms 26:11 - But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful H2603 unto me.

Psalms 27:7 - Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy H2603 also upon me, and answer me.

Psalms 30:8 - I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. H2603

Psalms 30:10 - Hear, O LORD, and have mercy H2603 upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

Psalms 31:9 - Have mercy H2603 upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Psalms 37:21 - The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, H2603 and giveth.

Psalms 37:26 - He is ever merciful, H2603 and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Psalms 41:4 - I said, LORD, be merciful H2603 unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Psalms 41:10 - But thou, O LORD, be merciful H2603 unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Psalms 51:1 - [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.]] Have mercy H2603 upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 56:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.]] Be merciful H2603 unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Psalms 57:1 - [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful H2603 unto me, O God, be merciful H2603 unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Psalms 59:5 - Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful H2603 to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

Psalms 67:1 - [[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.]] God be merciful H2603 unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

Psalms 86:3 - Be merciful H2603 unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Psalms 86:16 - O turn unto me, and have mercy H2603 upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

Psalms 102:13 - Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour H2603 her, yea, the set time, is come.

Psalms 102:14 - For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour H2603 the dust thereof.

Psalms 109:12 - Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour H2603 his fatherless children.

Psalms 112:5 - A good man sheweth favour, H2603 and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.