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תַּחֲנוּן
tachănûwn · Hebrew · Strong's H8469 · 18 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “supplication”
What it means
earnest prayer
or (feminine) תַּחֲנוּנָה; from H2603 (חָנַן);
How the KJV renders it
intreaty, 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.
“intreaty”
also renders paráklēsis (G3874)
Where it appears
18 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
2 Chronicles 6:21 · HNcmpc
Listen to the petitions of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive.
Daniel 9:3 · HC/Ncmpa
I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
Daniel 9:17 · HNcmpc/Sp3ms
“Now therefore, our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
Daniel 9:18 · HNcmpc/Sp1cp
My God, turn your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name; for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake.
Daniel 9:23 · HNcmpc/Sp2ms
At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter and understand the vision.
Jeremiah 3:21 · HNcmpc
A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping and the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God.
Jeremiah 31:9 HC/R/NcmpaJob 41:3 HNcmpaProverbs 18:23 HNcmpaPsalm 28:2 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 28:6 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 31:22 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 86:6 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 116:1 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 130:2 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 140:6 HNcmpc/Sp1csPsalm 143:1 HNcmpc/Sp1csZechariah 12:10 HC/Ncmpa
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.