חִנָּם

Strong’s Definition

gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage

Etymology & Derivation

from H2580 (חֵן);

KJV Usage

without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.freely, for nothing, without cause
• 2.gratis, gratuitously, for nothing
• 3.for no purpose, in vain
• 4.gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chinnâm; Pronunciation: khin-nawm'