חֵין

חֵן, חֵיןm. (b. h.; חָנַן) grace, favor; loveliness. Ab. Zar.20a (ref. תחנם, Deut. 7:2) לא תתן להם חן ascribe no gracefulness to them (pay no attention to their beauty). Yeb.63b (quot. fr. Ben. Sira) אשת חן coquette. Keth.17a; Snh.14a, v. יַעֲלָה Succ.49b אדם שיש עליו חן (Ms. M. לו; Var. חסד) a person that makes a favorable impression on men. Ber.60b ותנני … לחןוכ׳ and let me find grace and favor Keth.77b אם חן מעלהוכ׳ if the Law makes pleasing those who study it, will it not also protect them?Y.Gitt.V, 46d top מפני חִינָּהּוכ׳ for the sake of her grace (to raise her estimation in the eyes of men), that people may be anxious to marry her; v. next w.Gen. R. s. 34, end שנתן חןוכ׳ who made every place attractive to its inhabitants; a. fr.Pl. חִינּוֹת, חִינִּין. Sot.47a ג׳ ח׳ הןוכ׳ there are three remarkable favors, the favor in which the inhabitants hold their place ; Y.Yoma IV. beg.41b.