Etymology?:
from ḥēn חֵן ‘favor’
Roots:
חן
ḥinnām adv
1) freely, for nothing, without cause
1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing
1b) for no purpose, in vain
1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly
Mentioned in Genesis 29:15 Exodus 21:11, 21:2 Numbers 11:5 1 Samuel 25:31, 19:5 2 Samuel 24:24 1 Kings 2:31 Isaiah 52:3, 52:5 Jeremiah 22:13 Ezekiel 14:23, 6:10 Malachi 1:10 Psalms 69:5, 35:19, 109:3, 119:161, 35:7 Proverbs 23:29, 3:30, 24:28, 1:11, 26:2, 1:17 Job 22:6, 1:9, 2:3, 9:17 Lamentations 3:52 1 Chronicles 21:24