חנון

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חנון¹

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic حَنُون (ḥanūn, “kind, affectionate”).

adjective חַנּוּן · khanún

  1. gracious, merciful, compassionate וַיַּעֲבֹר יְהוָה עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא יְהוָה יְהוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת

adjective חָנוּן · khanún · חֲנוּנִים

  1. participle, passive passive participle of חָנַן (khanán). חַנּוּנָיו הֵמָּה חֲנוּנִים וּמְלֻמָּדָיו הֵם מְלֻמָּדִים כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אַעֲבִיר כָּל טוּבִי עַל פָּנֶיךָ וְקָרָאתִי בְשֵׁם ה׳ לְפָנֶיךָ וְחַנֹּתִי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אָחֹן וְרִחַמְתִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אֲרַחֵם

verb חָנוֹן · khanón

  1. absolute, infinitive infinitive absolute of חָנַן (khanán). חָנוֹן יָחְנְךָ לְקוֹל זַעֲקֶךָ

חנון²

  • /ˈχnun/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -un

Where it comes from

From Moroccan Arabic خنونة (ḵnūna, “mucus, snot”).

noun חְנוּן · khnún · חְנוּנִים · חְנוּנִית

  1. A (male) nerd, a (male) geek.

    Similar: לַפְלַף

חנון³

proper noun חָנוּן · khanún

  1. a male given name וַיִּמְלֹךְ חָנוּן בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו

In English

  • nerd intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted
  • geek unfashionable or socially undesirable person

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חנון},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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