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תְּחִנָּה
tᵉchinnâh · Hebrew · Strong's H8467 · 25 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “favour”
What it means
graciousness; causatively, entreaty
from H2603 (חָנַן);
How the KJV renders it
favour, grace, supplication
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“favour”
Where it appears
25 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 24 verses shown.
1 Kings 8:28 · HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and for his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you today;
1 Kings 8:30 · HNcfsc
Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.
1 Kings 8:38 · HNcfsa
whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,
1 Kings 8:45 · HNcfsc/Sp3mp
then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
1 Kings 8:49 · HNcfsc/Sp3mp
then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;
1 Kings 8:52 · HNcfsc
that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.
1 Kings 8:54 HC/Td/Ncfsa1 Kings 9:3 HNcfsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 6:19 HNcfsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 6:29 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 6:35 HNcfsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 6:39 HNcfpc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 33:13 HNcfsc/Sp3msDaniel 9:20 HNcfsc/Sp1csEzra 9:8 HNcfsaJeremiah 36:7 HNcfsc/Sp3mpJeremiah 37:20 HNcfsc/Sp1csJeremiah 38:26 HNcfsc/Sp1csJeremiah 42:2 HNcfsc/Sp1cpJeremiah 42:9 HNcfsc/Sp2mpJoshua 11:20 HNcfsaPsalm 6:9 HNcfsc/Sp1csPsalm 55:1 HR/Ncfsc/Sp1csPsalm 119:170 HNcfsc/Sp1cs
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.