8467. techinnah

Lexicon

techinnah: Supplication, plea, entreaty

Original Word: תְּחִנָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tchinnah
Pronunciation: te-khee-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tekh-in-naw')
Definition: Supplication, plea, entreaty
Meaning: graciousness, entreaty

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty -- favour, grace, supplication.

see HEBREW chanan

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chanan
Definition
favor, supplication for favor
NASB Translation
grace (1), mercy (1), petition (4), supplication (18), supplications (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תְּחִנּה noun feminine favour, supplication for favour; — ׳ת Joshua 11:20 4t.; construct תְּחִנַּת 1 Kings 8:30,52 (twice in verse); תְּחִנָּתִי Jeremiah 37:20 5t.; תְּחִנֹּתֵיהֶם2Chronicles 6:39 etc. + 10 t. suffix; —

1 favour, shewn by Israel Joshua 11:29 (D); מאת יהוה Ezra 9:8.

2 supplication for favour, from God 1 Kings 8:52 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 33:13; Psalm 119:170; "" תְּפִלָּה 1 Kings 8:28 2Chronicles 6:19; Psalm 6:10; Psalm 55:2; תפלה (ו)תחנה 1 Kings 8:38,45,49,54 2Chron 6:29; 6:35; 6:39; 1 Kings 9:3; אשׁר התפלל ׳ת 1 Kings 8:30 (= תַּחֲנוּן2Chronicles 6:21); לִפְנֵי ׳תִּמֹּלּ ת let the supplication fall before, Yahweh Jeremiah 36:7, the king Jeremiah 37:20, Jeremiah Jeremiah 42:2; לפני ׳הִמִּיל ת present supplication before, Yahweh Jeremiah 42:9; Daniel 9:20, the king Jeremiah 38:26.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָנַן (chanan), which means "to be gracious" or "to show favor."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G995 (deēsis): This Greek term is often translated as "supplication" or "prayer," similar to "teḥinnah" in its use for earnest requests or petitions to God.
• G1162 (deēsis): Another Greek word for "supplication," emphasizing a heartfelt plea or entreaty, akin to the Hebrew "teḥinnah."
• G4335 (proseuchē): This term is generally translated as "prayer" and encompasses various forms of communication with God, including supplication.
• G5456 (phōnē): While primarily meaning "voice" or "sound," it can be used in contexts where a voice is lifted in prayer or supplication, aligning with the concept of "teḥinnah" as a vocal entreaty.

In summary, "teḥinnah" is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible, capturing the essence of human reliance on divine grace and the earnestness of supplication. It is a key element in understanding the dynamics of prayer and the believer's relationship with God.

Usage: The word "teḥinnah" appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, typically in prayers or petitions where an individual or group seeks divine favor or intervention. It is used to express a heartfelt plea for grace or mercy from God.

Context: • Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible: The term "teḥinnah" is found in several passages, often in the context of prayer or supplication. For example, in 1 Kings 8:28, Solomon uses the term in his prayer of dedication for the temple: "Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his plea, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today."
• Theological Significance: "Teḥinnah" underscores the human recognition of dependence on divine grace and favor. It reflects a posture of humility and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and benevolence. The use of "teḥinnah" in prayers and supplications highlights the relational aspect of faith, where believers seek a personal and responsive interaction with God.
• Literary Context: The term is often found in poetic and prophetic literature, emphasizing the emotional and spiritual depth of the plea. It is associated with other terms of prayer and supplication, such as "prayer" (תְּפִלָּה, tefillah) and "cry" (צְעָקָה, tzeakah), indicating a comprehensive approach to seeking God's intervention.

Forms and Transliterations

וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה והתחנה מִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃ מתחנתי׃ תְּחִנַּ֖ת תְּחִנַּ֣ת תְּחִנַּ֤ת תְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖ם תְּחִנָּ֑ה תְּחִנָּ֗ה תְּחִנָּת֔וֹ תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮ תְּחִנָּתִ֑י תְּחִנָּתִ֗י תְּחִנָּתִ֣י תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם תְּחִנָּתָם֙ תְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם תְחִנָּ֜ה תְחִנָּתִ֖י תְחִנָּתִי֙ תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ תחנה תחנת תחנתו תחנתי תחנתיהם תחנתך תחנתכם תחנתם תחנתנו mit·tə·ḥin·nā·ṯî mittechinnaTi mittəḥinnāṯî tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām tə·ḥin·nā·ṯə·ḵā ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯê·nū tə·ḥin·nā·ṯî ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯî tə·ḥin·nā·ṯōw tə·ḥin·nāh ṯə·ḥin·nāh tə·ḥin·naṯ tə·ḥin·naṯ·ḵem tə·ḥin·nō·ṯê·hem techinNah techinNat techinnaTam techinnatChem techinnateCha techinnaTenu techinnaTi techinnaTo techinNoteiHem təḥinnāh ṯəḥinnāh təḥinnaṯ təḥinnāṯām təḥinnāṯəḵā ṯəḥinnāṯênū təḥinnāṯî ṯəḥinnāṯî təḥinnaṯḵem təḥinnāṯōw təḥinnōṯêhem vehattechinNah wə·hat·tə·ḥin·nāh wəhattəḥinnāh

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 11:20
HEB: הֱיוֹת־ לָהֶ֖ם תְּחִנָּ֑ה כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן
NAS: no mercy, but that he might destroy
KJV: that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy
INT: receive like mercy in order

1 Kings 8:28
HEB: עַבְדְּךָ֛ וְאֶל־ תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י
NAS: of Your servant and to his supplication, O LORD
KJV: of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD
INT: of your servant and to his supplication LORD my God

1 Kings 8:30
HEB: וְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ אֶל־ תְּחִנַּ֤ת עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֣
NAS: Listen to the supplication of Your servant
KJV: And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant,
INT: Listen toward to the supplication of your servant your people

1 Kings 8:38
HEB: תְּפִלָּ֣ה כָל־ תְּחִנָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִֽהְיֶה֙
NAS: prayer or supplication is made
KJV: What prayer and supplication soever be [made] by any man,
INT: prayer all supplication after made

1 Kings 8:45
HEB: תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־ תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
NAS: their prayer and their supplication, and maintain
KJV: their prayer and their supplication, and maintain
INT: heaven their prayer and their supplication and maintain their cause

1 Kings 8:49
HEB: תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־ תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
NAS: their prayer and their supplication in heaven
KJV: thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven
INT: your dwelling their prayer and their supplication and maintain their cause

1 Kings 8:52
HEB: פְתֻחוֹת֙ אֶל־ תְּחִנַּ֣ת עַבְדְּךָ֔ וְאֶל־
NAS: may be open to the supplication of Your servant
KJV: may be open unto the supplication of thy servant,
INT: may be open to the supplication of your servant and to

1 Kings 8:52
HEB: עַבְדְּךָ֔ וְאֶל־ תְּחִנַּ֖ת עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: of Your servant and to the supplication of Your people
KJV: of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people
INT: of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel

1 Kings 8:54
HEB: כָּל־ הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את קָ֞ם
NAS: prayer and supplication to the LORD,
KJV: all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD,
INT: entire prayer and supplication he arose

1 Kings 9:3
HEB: תְּפִלָּתְךָ֣ וְאֶת־ תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּה
NAS: your prayer and your supplication, which
KJV: thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made
INT: have heard your prayer and your supplication which have made

2 Chronicles 6:19
HEB: עַבְדְּךָ֛ וְאֶל־ תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י
NAS: of Your servant and to his supplication, O LORD
KJV: of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD
INT: of your servant and to his supplication LORD my God

2 Chronicles 6:29
HEB: תְּפִלָּ֣ה כָל־ תְּחִנָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה֙
NAS: prayer or supplication is made
KJV: [Then] what prayer [or] what supplication soever shall be made of any man,
INT: prayer all supplication after made

2 Chronicles 6:35
HEB: תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־ תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
NAS: their prayer and their supplication, and maintain
KJV: their prayer and their supplication, and maintain
INT: heaven their prayer and their supplication and maintain their cause

2 Chronicles 6:39
HEB: תְּפִלָּתָם֙ וְאֶת־ תְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם
NAS: their prayer and supplications, and maintain
KJV: their prayer and their supplications, and maintain
INT: your dwelling their prayer and supplications and maintain their cause

2 Chronicles 33:13
HEB: לוֹ֙ וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע תְּחִנָּת֔וֹ וַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
NAS: and heard his supplication, and brought him again
KJV: of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again
INT: was moved and heard his supplication and brought to Jerusalem

Ezra 9:8
HEB: רֶגַע֩ הָיְתָ֨ה תְחִנָּ֜ה מֵאֵ֣ת ׀ יְהוָ֣ה
NAS: moment grace has been
KJV: space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD
INT: moment has been grace God our God

Psalm 6:9
HEB: שָׁמַ֣ע יְ֭הוָה תְּחִנָּתִ֑י יְ֝הוָ֗ה תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י
NAS: has heard my supplication, The LORD
KJV: hath heard my supplication; the LORD
INT: has heard the LORD my supplication the LORD my prayer

Psalm 55:1
HEB: וְאַל־ תִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗ם מִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃
NAS: And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
KJV: and hide not thyself from my supplication.
INT: not hide my supplication

Psalm 119:170
HEB: תָּב֣וֹא תְּחִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כְּ֝אִמְרָתְךָ֗
NAS: Let my supplication come before
KJV: Let my supplication come before
INT: come my supplication before to your word

Jeremiah 36:7
HEB: אוּלַ֞י תִּפֹּ֤ל תְּחִנָּתָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: Perhaps their supplication will come
KJV: It may be they will present their supplication before
INT: Perhaps will come their supplication before God

Jeremiah 37:20
HEB: תִּפָּל־ נָ֤א תְחִנָּתִי֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַל־
NAS: please let my petition come
KJV: the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted
INT: come please my petition before not

Jeremiah 38:26
HEB: מַפִּיל־ אֲנִ֥י תְחִנָּתִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
NAS: to them, 'I was presenting my petition before
KJV: unto them, I presented my supplication before
INT: was presenting my petition before the king

Jeremiah 42:2
HEB: תִּפָּל־ נָ֤א תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל
NAS: Please let our petition come
KJV: the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted
INT: come Please our petition before and pray

Jeremiah 42:9
HEB: אֵלָ֔יו לְהַפִּ֥יל תְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖ם לְפָנָֽיו׃
NAS: me to present your petition before
KJV: me to present your supplication before
INT: to present your petition before

Daniel 9:20
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַפִּ֣יל תְּחִנָּתִ֗י לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה
NAS: and presenting my supplication before
KJV: and presenting my supplication before
INT: Israel and presenting my supplication before the LORD

25 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8467
25 Occurrences

mit·tə·ḥin·nā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
tə·ḥin·nāh — 4 Occ.
tə·ḥin·naṯ — 3 Occ.
tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām — 4 Occ.
tə·ḥin·naṯ·ḵem — 1 Occ.
tə·ḥin·nā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.
tə·ḥin·nā·ṯî — 5 Occ.
tə·ḥin·nā·ṯōw — 3 Occ.
tə·ḥin·nō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ.
wə·hat·tə·ḥin·nāh — 1 Occ.