חן
Hebrew edit
| Root |
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| ח־נ־ן (ḥ-n-n) |
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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”).
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Proper noun edit
חֵן • (chén) m or f [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- a male or female given name
Yiddish edit
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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)