תְּחִנָּה
tᵉchinnâh · H8467 · Hebrew · 25 occurrences
Meanings
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mercy
The state of experiencing an emotion of compassion towards other people, which is usually translated into action
ExamplesJoshua 11:20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might utterly destroy them, that they might receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Ezra 9:8 “But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, so that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.
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begging for mercy, supplication, plea
To try to win a favorable attitude from someone else; by approaching that person in a very humble way
Examples1 Kings 8:28 “Nevertheless, turn Your attention to the prayer of Your servant and to his plea, LORD, my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today,
1 Kings 8:30 “And listen to the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and forgive!
1 Kings 8:38 whatever prayer or plea is offered by any person or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands toward this house;
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
20 occurrences in 8 groups
- יmy 6
- הֶםtheir 5
- הוּhis 3
- עֶבֶדservant, slave 2
- עַםpeople 2
- ךָyour 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- זֹאתthis 1
- חָנַןto be gracious, to have mercy 1
- פָּלַלto pray, to intercede 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- תְּפִלָּהprayer 2
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- נָפַלto fall 3
- הָיָהto be, to become 2
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What is done to itIt is the object
11 occurrences in 3 groups
- שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 7
- נָפַלto fall 3
- פָּלַלto pray, to intercede 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֵלto, toward 6
- מִןfrom 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- תְּפִלָּה tᵉphillâh · H8605 · prayer
- Both lexemes denote prayer-related concepts and could function as near-synonyms in the sense of petitionary prayer/supplication.
In the other Testament 1 word
- δέησις déēsis · G1162 · request, plea, prayer
- Greek δέησις (petition, entreaty) is the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew תְּחִנָּה when the sense emphasizes the act of supplication or petition itself, whereas תְּחִנָּה encompasses both the petition and the plea for favor/grace that motivates it.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Merciful002001002019
- This noun denotes favor or mercy, as in Joshua 11:20's account of Israel's enemies being shown no mercy at the LORD's command.
- Pray002004001009010
- The noun also denotes a spoken plea, as in 1 Kings 8:28's request that the LORD listen to the prayer and plea of His servant.
- Names of People003001007
- תְּחִנָּה (tᵉchinnâh, H8467) is a common noun meaning "supplication" or "favor." The quotation "whatever prayer or plea is offered by any person or by all Your people Israel" at 1 Kings 8:38 shows this sense, which does not independently attest the "Names of People" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with תְּחִנָּה (Tᵉchinnâh, H8468) (the personal name "Tehinnah") in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8467. techinnah תְּחִנּה noun feminine favour, supplication for favour; — ׳ת Jos 11:20…
תְּחִנּה noun feminine favour, supplication for favour; — ׳ת Jos 11:20 Jos 11:4t.; construct תְּחִנַּת 1Ki 8:30, 1Ki 8:52 (twice in verse); תְּחִנָּתִי Jer 37:20 Jer 37:5t.; תְּחִנֹּתֵיהֶם2Ch 6:39 etc. + 10 t. suffix; —
1 favour, shewn by Israel Joshua 11:29 (D); יהוה מאת Ezr 9:8.
2 supplication for favour, from God 1Ki 8:52 (twice in verse); 2Ch 33:13; Psa 119:170; || תְּפִלָּה 1Ki 8:28 2Ch 6:19; Psa 6:10; Psa 55:2; (ו)תחנה תפלה 1Ki 8:38, 1Ki 8:45, 1Ki 8:49, 1Ki 8:54 2Ch 6:29; 2Ch 6:35; 2Ch 6:39; 1Ki 9:3; ׳ת התפלל אשׁר 1Ki 8:30 (= תַּחֲנוּן2Ch 6:21); ת ׳תִּמֹּלּ לִפְנֵי let the supplication fall before, Yahweh Jer 36:7, the king Jer 37:20, Jeremiah Jer 42:2; ת ׳הִמִּיל לפני present supplication before, Yahweh Jer 42:9; Dan 9:20, the king Jer 38:26.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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