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ḥānūn חָנוּן ‘Hanun’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥānan חָנַן ‘be gracious / be loathsome’
Roots: חנן

ḥānūn pr n m pers
Hanun = "gracious"
1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David
2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem
3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:2, 10:3, 10:1, 10:4 Nehemiah 3:30, 3:13 1 Chronicles 19:2, 19:3, 19:6, 19:4

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