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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 Box Gen 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:15 - Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:2 - “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:11 - If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:5 - We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:5 - He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The LORD won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:31 - my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the LORD your God has brought my lord success, remember your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:24 - But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels[fn] of silver for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:31 - Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood that Joab shed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:24 - But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the LORD what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:9 - “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 - He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:6 - You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. 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 - With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:161

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 - Sin and Shin Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:11 - If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:17 - How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have 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 complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:2 - Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:3 - For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:5 - “And now what do I have here?” declares the LORD. “For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock,[fn]”

declares the LORD.

“And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his own people work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:52 - Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:10 - And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not threaten in vain to bring this calamity on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - You will be consoled when you see their conduct and their actions, for you will know that I have done nothing in it without cause, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:10 - “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
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