חָנָ֖ן
𐤇𐤍𐤍
Ben Chanan
hanan
A personal name meaning 'son of Hanan.' In biblical usage, it refers to an individual whose father bears the name Hanan. As a proper name, Ben-Chanan functions primarily as a patronymic identifier, indicating lineage or familial association rather than carrying an independent semantic meaning; found in genealogical records.
1 Chronicles 4:20 · Word #6
Lexicon H1135
| Lemma | בֶּן־חָנָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤍־𐤇𐤍𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Ben Chanan |
| Strong's | H1135 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'son of Hanan.' In biblical usage, it refers to an individual whose father bears the name Hanan. As a proper name, Ben-Chanan functions primarily as a patronymic identifier, indicating lineage or familial association rather than carrying an independent semantic meaning; found in genealogical records. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | hanan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1135-02
he showed favor
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem; perfect (suffix conjugation); 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form expresses a completed simple action by a male subject. "He showed favor" preserves the active sense of the root חנן in the Qal stem and reflects the completed aspect. |
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SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Ben Chanan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: son |