חָנָן
cha.nan
Hanan
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word 'cha.nan' has a single occurrence in the Bible, making it a unique proper noun associated with a person. Its short definition is provided as 'Hanan', which may be interpreted as 'gracious' or 'favored'. However, since it appears as a proper name, its meaning in this context likely corresponds to its name rather than its semantic field of 'gracious'. Given its singular occurrence, the usage of 'cha.nan' is limited to that specific individual. As a proper name, its significance is primarily to identify or refer to one person within the Bible.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text