חָנוּן

cha.nunHanun
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man11 occurrences3 books10 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Hanun: An Ammonite king who mistreated David's envoys
  • Hanun: One of the repairers of the Valley Gate in Jerusalem
  • Hanun: Another repairer of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's time

Definition

from H2603; favored; Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Hanun.

Glossary entries

Hanun

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. 2 Samuel 10:1חָנ֥וּן · Hanun
    Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
  2. 2 Samuel 10:2חָנ֣וּן · Hanun
    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
  3. 2 Samuel 10:3חָנ֣וּן · Hanun
    …the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
  4. 2 Samuel 10:4חָנ֜וּן · So Hanun
    So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
  5. 1 Chronicles 19:2 (2×)חָנ֣וּן · Hanun; חָנ֖וּן
    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
  6. 1 Chronicles 19:3לְחָנ֗וּן · to Hanun
    …the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
  7. 1 Chronicles 19:4חָנ֜וּן · So Hanun
    So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
  8. 1 Chronicles 19:6חָ֠נוּן · Hanun
    When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
  9. Nehemiah 3:13חָנוּן֮ · by Hanun
    The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
  10. Nehemiah 3:30וְחָנ֧וּן · as well as Hanun
    Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.