חנה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־נ־ה (kh-n-h)
8 terms

Verb

חָנָה • (khaná) (pa'al construction, future יַחֲנֶה)

  1. to park
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָנָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לַחֲנוֹת
action noun חֲנִיָּה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָנִיתִי חָנִינוּ
second חָנִיתָ חָנִית חֲנִיתֶם1 חֲנִיתֶן1
third חָנָה חָנְתָה חָנוּ
present חוֹנֶה חוֹנָה חוֹנִים חוֹנוֹת
future first אֶחֱנֶה נֶחֱנֶה
second תֶּחֱנֶה תֶּחֱנִי תֶּחֱנוּ תֶּחֱנֶינָה2
third יֶחֱנֶה תֶּחֱנֶה יֶחֱנוּ תֶּחֱנֶינָה2
imperative חֲנֵה חֲנִי חֲנוּ חֲנֶינָה2

1 Pronounced חָנִיתֶם and חָנִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Related to חַנּוּן (khanún, “merciful, gracious, compassionate”).

Proper noun

חַנָּה • (khaná) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. a female given name, Hannah, Hanna, Hana, or Chana
  2. (biblical) Hannah (mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament)
Descendants
  • ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἄννα (Ánna) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Chinese: 哈拿 (Hāná)
  • → Czech: Hana
  • ⇒ Dutch: Hanna, Hannah
  • ⇒ English: → Chana (transliteration), Hanna, Hannah (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Esperanto: Anno
  • ⇒ Finnish: Hanna
  • ⇒ German: Hannah
  • ⇒ Hungarian: Hanna
  • → Yiddish: חנה (khane)

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חַנָּה (khaná).

Proper noun

חנה • (khane) f, diminutive חנהלע (khanele)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah
  2. (biblical) Hannah (mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament)
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