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Strong's H2586 חָנוּן (chanun)

Chanun means “Hanun” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2586 — kapnos (“smoke”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H2586
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 10
Books 3

Strong's H2586 Quick Answer

Strong's H2586 חָנוּן (Chanuwn) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chanuwn (khaw-noon') n/p. 1. favored 2. Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites It has 10 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include hanun. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chanuwn (khaw-noon') n/p. 1. favored 2. Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites
Usage
10 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hanun

Meaning and Definition

Chanuwn (khaw-noon') n/p. 1. favored 2. Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites [from H2603] KJV: Hanun. Root(s): H2603

Original Word
חָנוּן
Transliteration
Chanuwn
Derivation
Root: חנן First root strongs: 2603
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2586. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hanun

Usage: A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.1; son of: Nahash (H5176H) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side

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How Strong's H2586 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chanuwn, 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.

Hanun 2 Samuel 10:1 10×

How Strong's H2586 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2586 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2586 in the Old Testament

10 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 10:1 KJV

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

2 Samuel 10:2 KJV

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 10:3 KJV

And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

Usage Excerpts

First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2586.

2 Samuel 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Samuel 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
2 Samuel 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
1 Chronicles 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
1 Chronicles 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
1 Chronicles 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
1 Chronicles 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
Nehemiah 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
Nehemiah 3:30 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2586, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 10:1 2 Samuel 10:2 2 Samuel 10:3 2 Samuel 10:4
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 19:2 1 Chronicles 19:3 1 Chronicles 19:4 1 Chronicles 19:6
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3:13 Nehemiah 3:30

Strong's H2586 FAQ

What does chanun (חָנוּן) mean?

Chanun (Strong's H2586) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hanun". Chanuwn (khaw-noon') n/p. 1. favored 2. Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites

How many times is chanun (חָנוּן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H2586 across 3 books.

Where can I study chanun (חָנוּן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2586 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chanun (חָנוּן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hanun. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.