Strong H2587חַנּוּן
gracious
- Transliteration
- channûn
- Pronunciation
- khan-noon'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Adjective
Definition
From H2603; gracious: - gracious.
Detailed definition
gracious
In the Bible
Strong H2587 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gracious13
First verses
- Exodus 22:27For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- 2 Chronicles 30:9For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
- Nehemiah 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
- Nehemiah 9:31Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
- Psalms 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
- Psalms 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
- Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
- Psalms 116:5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
- Psalms 145:8The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
- Joel 2:13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
- Jonah 4:2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.