תַּחֲנוּן (taḥănûn) is a Hebrew noun meaning supplication for favour. It appears 18 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8469).

Also rendered

• supplication

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 694g)

Root family 694: חַנּוֹת ḥannôt — shew favour, be gracious; favour; be pitied; direct favour to; be shewn favour, consideration; seek, implore favour; supplication, bend, favor, bestow, implore; intreated, beseech

• חָנַן ḥānan — be loathsome
• חֵן ḥēn — favour
• חִנָּם ḥinnām — out of favour
• תְּחִנָּה tĕḥinnâ — favour
• חַנּוּן ḥannûn — gracious
• חֲנִינָה ḥănînâ — favour
• חִין ḥîn — grace
• חַנּוֹת ḥannôt — shew favour

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