52 occurrences

'Gracious' in the Bible

Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, "Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?" And he continued, "God be gracious to you, my son."

because it is his only garment; it is his cloak for his skin. In what will he sleep? {And} when he cries out to me, I will hear, because I [am] gracious.

And he said, "I myself will cause all my goodness to pass over before you, and I will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you, and I will be gracious [to] whom I will be gracious, and I will show compassion [to] whom I will show compassion."

For when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your children [will find] compassion before their captors and return to this land, for Yahweh your God [is] gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn away his face from you if you return to him."

They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you did among them. They stiffened their neck and in their rebellion {determined} to return to their slavery. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, {slow to anger}, abundant in loyal love, so you did not abandon them.

But in your great compassions you did not put an end to them, and you did not abandon them. For you are a gracious and compassionate God.

{so that} he is gracious [to] him, and he says, 'Deliver him from descending into [the] pit; I have found a ransom.'

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh. See my suffering from [those who] hate me, [you who] lift me up from the gates of death,

Hear, O Yahweh, my voice [when] I call, and be gracious to me and answer me.

"O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me. O Yahweh, be my helper."

Be gracious [to] me, O Yahweh, because I have distress. My eye wastes away because of vexation, [along with] my soul and my {body}.

All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing.

But you, O Yahweh, be gracious to me and raise me up that I may repay them.

Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me; fighting all the day he oppresses me.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, because in you my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.

And you, Yahweh, God [of] hosts, [are] the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any [who] treacherously plot evil. Selah

Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son of your maidservant.

He has made his wonders {to be remembered}; Yahweh [is] gracious and compassionate.

I {seek your favor} with my whole heart; be gracious [to] me according to your word.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, as [is] proper for those who love your name.

Behold, as [the] eyes of servants [look] to the hand of their master, as [the] eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [look] to Yahweh our God, until he is gracious to us.

Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us, for long enough we have had our fill of contempt.

When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him, for seven abominations [are] in his heart.

For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem, you will surely not weep. Surely he will be gracious to you; when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you.

And he prayed to Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, [was] this not {what I said} while I was in my homeland? Therefore {I originally fled} to Tarshish, because I knew that you [are] a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger {and having great steadfast love}, and one who relents concerning calamity.

So then, {implore the favor of God} so that he will be gracious to us. "{This is what you have done}. {Will he show favor to any of you}?" says Yahweh of hosts.

Yes, Father, for [to do] so {was your gracious will}.

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
חן 
Chen 
Usage: 69

חנּוּן 
Channuwn 
Usage: 13

חנּות 
Channowth 
Usage: 1

חנן 
Chanan 
Usage: 77

תּחנּה 
T@chinnah 
Usage: 25

εὐπρέπεια 
Euprepeia 
Usage: 1

χάρις 
Charis 
Usage: 151

χρηστός 
Chrestos 
Usage: 4