Strongs Number: H2586
- Hebrew Word
- חָנוּן
- Transliteration
- Chânûwn
- Phonetic
- khaw-noon'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
favored; {Chanun} the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Origin
- From H2603
- Bible Usage
- Hanun.