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 [Gen 29:15]; [Job 1:9]; [Isa 52:3] to be sold (figurative) for nought v[Isa 52:5]; [Exod 21:2]; [Exod 21:11] יָצָא חִנָּם to go out(from slavery) freely, for nothing, [Num 11:5] which we used to eat in Egyptian for nought, [Jer 22:13]; [1Chr 21:24] in the genitive [2Sam 24:24] עֹלוֺת חִנָּם i.e. burnt-offerings which cost nothing (in the || [1Chr 21:24] the construction is changed).
\ \ b. for no purpose, in vain [Prov 1:17]; [Mal 1:10]: once אֶל חִנָּם (compare אֶל 7) [Ezek 6:10].
\ \ c. gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly, especially of groundless hostility or attack, [1Sam 19:5] לְהָמִית חִנָּם to slay David without cause, [1Sam 25:31]; [Ps 35:7] (twice in verse); [Ps 109:3]; [Ps 119:161] רְדָפוּנִי חִנָּם, [Prov 1:11]; [Prov 3:30]; [Prov 23:29]; [Job 2:3] ׳לְבַלְּעוֺ ח [Job 9:17]; [Job 22:6]; [Ezek 14:23]; [Ps 35:19] and [Ps 69:5] שׂנְאַי חִנָּם my haters without cause, [Lam 3:52] אֹיְבַי חִנָּם; in the genitive [1Kgs 2:31] דְּמֵי חִנָּם blood shed without cause (compare [1Sam 25:31]), [Prov 24:28] ׳אֲלתְּֿהִי עֵד ח בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ, [Prov 26:2] ׳קִלְלַת ח the causeless curse.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
License: Public domain document; formatting developed for use in https://marvel.bible by Eliran Wong.
Source: provided by Tim Morton, the developer of Bible Analyzer