חן
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Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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ח־נ־ן (ḥ-n-n) |
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
חֵן • (chén) m (singular construct חֵן־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- charm, grace, likeability
- Tanach, Exodus 3:21, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְנָתַתִּי אֶת חֵן הָעָם הַזֶּה בְּעֵינֵי מִצְרָיִם וְהָיָה כִּי תֵלֵכוּן לֹא תֵלְכוּ רֵיקָם
- v'natatí ét chén haám hazé b'ené mitsráyim v'hayá kí telechún ló tel'chú rekám
- And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty
Usage notes[edit]
In Modern Hebrew, this word is often used in the expression מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי (matsá khén b'einéi, literally “to find likeability in the eyes of”).
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
חֵן • (chén) m or f [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- a male or female given name
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
חן • (kheyn) m, plural חנען (kheynen)
Derived terms[edit]
- חנעוודיק (kheynevdik)
- האָבן דעם זיבעטן חן (hobn dem zibetn kheyn)
- געפֿינען חן בײַ (gefinen kheyn bay)
- מאַכן חן (makhn kheyn)
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