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Lexicon :: Strong's H2600 - ḥinnām

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חִנָּם
Transliteration
ḥinnām
Pronunciation
khin-nawm'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 694b

Strong’s Definitions

חִנָּם chinnâm, khin-nawm'; from H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage:—without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought), in vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H2600 in the following manner: without cause (15x), for nought (6x), causeless (2x), in vain (2x), free (1x), without cost (1x), freely (1x), innocent (1x), cost me nothing (1x), for nothing (1x), without wages (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H2600 in the following manner: without cause (15x), for nought (6x), causeless (2x), in vain (2x), free (1x), without cost (1x), freely (1x), innocent (1x), cost me nothing (1x), for nothing (1x), without wages (1x).

  1. freely, for nothing, without cause

    1. gratis, gratuitously, for nothing

    2. for no purpose, in vain

    3. gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִנָּם chinnâm, khin-nawm'; from H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage:—without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought), in vain.
STRONGS H2600: Abbreviations
חִנָּם substantive, used chiefly in the accusative as adverb (compare Assyrian annáma, in vain, DlK 7, Pr 44; from הֵּן, with aff. םָ֯, which is sometimes found in substantives proper, as סֻלָּם, and proper names, but is more particularly used with substantives applied adverbially, as יוֺמָם אָמְנָם, דּוּמָם, רֵיקָם : Sta§ 203 BaNB § 216) — literally out of favour; i.e.
a. gratis, gratuitously, for nothing, עָבַד חִנָּם to serve for nought Genesis 29:15; Job 1:9; Isaiah 52:3 to be sold (figurative) for nought Isaiah 52:5; Exodus 21:2, 11 יָצָא חִנָּם to go out(from slavery) freely, for nothing, Numbers 11:5 which we used to eat in Egypti for nought, Jeremiah 22:13; 1 Chronicles 21:24; in the genitive 2 Samuel 24:24 עֹלוֺת חִנָּם i.e. burnt-offerings which cost nothing (in the || 1 Chronicles 21:24 the construction is changed).
b. for no purpose, in vain Proverbs 1:17; Malachi 1:10: once אֶל חִנָּם (compare אֶל 7) Ezekiel 6:10.
c. gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly, especially of groundless hostility or attack, 1 Samuel 19:5 לְהָמִית חִנָּם to slay David without cause, 1 Samuel 25:31; Psalm 35:7 (twice in verse); Psalm 109:3; Psalm 119:161 רְדָפוּנִי חִנָּם, Proverbs 1:11; Proverbs 3:30; Proverbs 23:29; Job 2:3 לְבַלְּעוֺ ח׳ Job 9:17; Job 22:6; Ezekiel 14:23; Psalm 35:19; and Psalm 69:5 שׂנְאַי חִנָּם my haters without cause, Lamentations 3:52 אֹיְבַי חִנָּם; in the genitive 1 Kings 2:31 דְּמֵי חִנָּם blood shed without cause (compare 1 Samuel 25:31), Proverbs 24:28 אֲלתְּֿהִי עֵד ח׳ בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ, Proverbs 26:2 קִלְלַת ח׳ the causeless curse.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:15

Exodus

21:2; 21:11

Numbers

11:5

1 Samuel

19:5; 25:31; 25:31

2 Samuel

24:24

1 Kings

2:31

1 Chronicles

21:24; 21:24

Job

1:9; 2:3; 9:17; 22:6

Psalms

35:7; 35:19; 69:5; 109:3; 119:161

Proverbs

1:11; 1:17; 3:30; 23:29; 24:28; 26:2

Isaiah

52:3; 52:5

Jeremiah

22:13

Lamentations

3:52

Ezekiel

6:10; 14:23

Malachi

1:10

H2600

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2600 matches the Hebrew חִנָּם (ḥinnām),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:15 -

Then Laban said to Jacob, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:2

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“If you purchase a Hebrew servant [because of his debt or poverty], he shall serve six years, and in the seventh [year] he shall leave as a free man, paying nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:11 - “If he does not do these three things for her, then shall she leave free, without payment of money.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:5 - “We remember the fish we ate freely and without cost in Egypt, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:5 - “For he took his life in his hand and killed the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by killing David without a cause?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:31 - that this [incident] will not cause grief or [bring] a troubled conscience to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord having avenged himself. When the LORD deals well with my lord, then remember [with favor] your maidservant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:24 - But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing.” So David purchased the [fn]threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:31 - The king said to him, “Do as he has said. [fn]Strike him down and bury him, so that you may remove from me and from my father’s house the innocent blood which Joab shed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:24 - But King David said to Ornan, “No, I will certainly pay the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the LORD, nor offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:9 - Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]. And still he maintains and holds tightly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 -

“For He bruises me with a tempest

And multiplies my wounds without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6 -

“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,

And stripped men naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 -

For without cause they hid their net for me;

Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 -

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;

Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 -

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;

Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;

I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:3 -

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,

And have fought against me without a cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:161

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 -

Shin.

Princes persecute me without cause,

But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:11 -

If they say, “Come with us;

Let us lie in wait to shed blood,

Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

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Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net

In the sight of any bird;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:30

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Do not quarrel with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 -

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?

Who has strife? Who has complaining?

Who has wounds without cause?

Whose eyes are red and dim?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 -

Do not be a witness against your [fn]neighbor without cause,

And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:2

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Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying,

So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:3

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For the LORD says this, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed, but not with money.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:5 - “But now, what do I have here,” declares the LORD, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason? Those who rule over them howl [with taunting and mockery of salvation],” declares the LORD, “and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 -

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness

And his upper chambers by injustice,

Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay

And does not give him wages [for his work],

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:52 -

Without cause my enemies

Hunted me down like a bird;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:10 - “Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD; I have not said in vain that I would bring this disaster [as punishment] on them.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - “Then they will reassure [fn]you [in regard to the appropriateness of the judgments] when you see their [heinous] conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done without cause whatever I did to it,” declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:10 - “Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
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