חן

חֵן • (chén) m (singular construct חֵן־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. charm, grace, likeability
   • Exodus 3:21, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְנָתַתִּי אֶת חֵן הָעָם הַזֶּה בְּעֵינֵי מִצְרָיִם וְהָיָה כִּי תֵלֵכוּן לֹא תֵלְכוּ רֵיקָם

     v'natatí ét chén haám hazé b'ené mitsráyim v'hayá kí telechún ló tel'chú rekám

     And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty

In Modern Hebrew, this word is often used in the expression מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי‎ (matsá khén b'einéi, literally “to find likeability in the eyes of”).

• אבן חן‎
• חן חן‎
• מצא חן בעיני‎
• חינם‎

חֵן • (chén) m or f [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. A male or female given name

From Hebrew חֵן‎.

• (Litvish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [χɛɪ̯n]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [χaɪ̯n]

חן • (kheyn) m, plural חנען‎ (kheynen)

1. grace, charm, appeal

• חנעוודיק‎ (kheynevdik)
• האָבן דעם זיבעטן חן‎ (hobn dem zibetn kheyn)
• געפֿינען חן בײַ‎ (gefinen kheyn bay)
• מאַכן חן‎ (makhn kheyn)