Chen means “Hen” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2581 — kananites (“zealous”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2581 חֵן (Chen) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chen (khane) n/p. 1. grace 2. Chen, a figurative name for an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include hen. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Chen (khane) n/p. 1. grace 2. Chen, a figurative name for an Israelite [the same as H2580] KJV: Hen. Root(s): H2580
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2581. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Hen
Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10; son of: Zephaniah (H6846I); also called Hen at Zec.6.14; Another name of yo.shiy.yah (יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ "Josiah" H2977H) § Hen = "favour" a contemporary of Zerubbabel
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chen, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H2581.
And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2581, grouped by book.
Chen (Strong's H2581) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hen". Chen (khane) n/p. 1. grace 2. Chen, a figurative name for an Israelite
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H2581 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2581 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hen. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.