"יוחנן" meaning in Hebrew

See יוחנן in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /joː.ħaːˈnaːn/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /jo.ħɔˈnɔn/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /jojˈχɔ.nɔn/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /jo.ħaˈnan/ (note: Sephardi Hebrew), /jø.ħɔˈnɔn/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [je.ħɔˈnɔn] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /jo.χaˈnan/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] (note: properly), /ˈjo.χa.nan/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] (note: commonly) Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-יוחנן.wav Forms: יוֹחָנָן [canonical], yokhanán [romanization]
Etymology: From יְהוֹ־ (yeho-) + חנן (khanán), literally “God is gracious”. Etymology templates: {{etymon|he|יהוה>YHWH|חנון>gracious|id=John}}, {{com|he|יְהוֹ־|חנן|lit=God is gracious}} יְהוֹ־ (yeho-) + חנן (khanán), literally “God is gracious” Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=yokhanán|wv=יוֹחָנָן}} יוֹחָנָן • (yokhanán) m
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
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