Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "חֵן" (chên) primarily refers to graciousness, which can mean kindness or favor shown to someone, or it can describe beauty or attractiveness. It is used to express qualities that are pleasant, precious, or favorable in nature.
favor; gracious acceptance in another's sight
The Hebrew word chên means "favor; gracious acceptance in another's sight," encompassing related ideas including favour, grace, pleasant, precious.
Its Greek parallels include εὐχάριστος (eycharistos), χάρις (charis), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of chên — spanning meanings like favour, grace, pleasant — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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εὐχάριστος
eycharistos
well favored, i.e. (by implication) grateful
χάρις
charis
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
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χάρις
charis
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
εὐχάριστος
eycharistos
well favored, i.e. (by implication) grateful
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