Lexicon / H2600
חִנָּם
chin.nam
  • for nothing
  • out of favour

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: for nothing

1) freely, for nothing, without cause

1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing

1b) for no purpose, in vain

1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: out of favour

Root √חנן: חָנַן vb shew favour be gracious Qal favour shew favour , Niph be pitied . Po‛el direct favour to Hoph be shewn favour consideration . Hithp seek implore favour .or .

חִנָּם subst adv out of favour gratis gratuitously for nothing . for no purpose in vain , gratuitously without cause undeservedly . used chiefly in the accus. as.—lit.; i.e.