Hebrew · H8130, H2600 · unreviewed

שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם

To hate (personally) · gratis , i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage

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שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate (personally)
Pronunciation sone
Personal animosity or active hostility; often marks relational rupture rather than mere dislike
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חִנָּם H2600 gratis , i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage

What does שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם (son'ai chinnam) mean in the Bible?

שָׂנֵא · חִנָּם is a Hebrew word meaning "those hating me without cause".

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Meaning

those hating me without cause
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 67×
Perfect Amos 5:21 · Amos 6:8 · Jer 44:4 · Mal 1:3 · Prov 5:12 · Prov 8:13 · Ps 26:5 · Ps 31:7 · Ps 101:3 · Ps 119:104 · Ps 119:113 · Ps 119:128 · Ps 119:163 · Zech 8:17 · 2Sam 13:22 · Deut 12:31 31×
Participle active Deut 4:42 · Deut 19:4 · Deut 19:6 · Deut 19:11 · Exod 18:21 · Isa 61:8 · Job 34:17 · Josh 20:5 · Mic 3:2 · Prov 13:24 · Prov 15:10 · Prov 26:24 · Prov 27:6 · Prov 28:16 · Prov 29:24 · Ps 106:10 19×
Imperfect Prov 1:22 · Prov 29:10 · Prov 13:5 · Prov 26:28 · Lev 19:17 · Ps 139:21
Participle passive 2Sam 5:8 · Deut 21:15 · Gen 29:31 · Gen 29:33 · Prov 30:23
Infinitive construct Gen 37:5 · Gen 37:8 · Prov 8:13
Sequential imperfect Amos 5:15 · Ps 97:10
Infinitive absolute Judg 15:2
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect Prov 14:17 · Prov 14:20
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Participle active Ps 81:16
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