חִנָּם (ḥinnām) is
a Hebrew adverb
meaning out of favour. It appears
32 times
in 15 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2600).
Also rendered
for nothing
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 694b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 694b)out of favour; gratis, gratuitously, for nothing; for no purpose, in vain; without cause, undeservedly; without a cause, causeless, to cost nothing, free, freely, innocent
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חִנָּםsubstantive: out of favour
a.gratis, gratuitously, for nothing
b.for no purpose, in vain
c.gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly
Strong's H2600חִנָּם: gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage KJV:without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 694: חַנּוֹתḥannôt — shew favour, be gracious; favour; be pitied; direct favour to; be shewn favour, consideration; seek, implore favour; supplication, bend, favor, bestow, implore; intreated, beseech