חן
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ח־נ־ן (kh-n-n) |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
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Noun
חֵן • (chén) m (plural indefinite חינים / חִנִּים or חינות / חִנּוֹת, singular construct חֵן־, plural construct חיני / חִנֵּי־ or חינות / חִנּוֹת־) [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
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”).
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | חֵן | first | חיני / חִנִּי | חיננו / חִנֵּנוּ | ||
| definite | הַחֵן | second | חינך / חִנְּךָ | חינך / חִנֵּךְ | חינכם / חִנְּכֶם | חינכן / חִנְּכֶן | |
| construct | חֵן־ | third | חינו / חִנּוֹ | חינה / חִנָּהּ | חינם / חִנָּם | חינן / חִנָּן | |
Derived terms
- אבן חן
- חן חן
- מצא חן בעיני
Proper noun
חֵן • (chén) m or f [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- a male or female given name
References
- H2580 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "חן" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Northeastern, Southeastern) IPA(key): [χɛɪ̯n]
- (Mideastern) IPA(key): [χaɪ̯n]
Noun
חן • (kheyn) m, plural חנען (kheynen)
Derived terms
- חנעוודיק (kheynevdik)
- האָבן דעם זיבעטן חן (hobn dem zibetn kheyn)
- געפֿינען חן בײַ (gefinen kheyn bay)
- מאַכן חן (makhn kheyn)
References
- Steven A. Jacobson (1998), A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 70