# H2586 חָנוּן

חָנוּן (Chânûwn), Strong’s H2586: Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites KJV: Hanun.. Occurs 11 times.

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*Chânûwn* — Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites

KJV: Hanun.

Derived from [חָנַן chânan](https://besorah.bible/word/H2603) (to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferi)

Occurs 11 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חָנוּן n.pr.m. (favoured)
- 1 an Ammonite king
- 2 Jewish chiefs, contemporaries of Nehemiah

## Where it occurs
- [2 Samuel 10:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/10?v=1) — After this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.
- [2 Samuel 10:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/10?v=2) — David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by…
- [2 Samuel 10:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/10?v=3) — But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that…
- [2 Samuel 10:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/10?v=4) — So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to…
- [Nehemiah 3:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/3?v=13) — Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the valley gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its…
- [Nehemiah 3:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/3?v=30) — After him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another portion. After him…
- [1 Chronicles 19:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/19?v=2) — David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent…
- [1 Chronicles 19:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/19?v=3) — But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has…
- [1 Chronicles 19:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/19?v=4) — So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them…
- [1 Chronicles 19:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/19?v=6) — When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one…