Swapna Anna Alexander works with Faith Comes By Hearing as the Lead Bible Translation Consultant and currently works with 4 Oral Bible Translation teams in South Asia . Prior to joining FCBH, she was a Bible Translator in India, and completed a New Testament translation with her husband. She has also served Wycliffe India as a Bible Translation Consultant and also as the Director for Training.
A Look at the OT Key Term chen, Its Meaning, Distribution and Translation
Abstract
What is grace? A charming sound, or a charming object? Translators often get stuck at this key term, trying to find a suitable word or phrase. The Hebrew word chen has a wide range of meanings from ‘finding favor’ to ‘a beautiful adornment.’ It is even translated as ‘loathsome’ in the book of Job.
This paper attempts to look at the various definitions of the word chen, in different contexts, its occurrences in the Old Testament, and the various collocations the word occurs in. This paper will also look at the ways in which this word is translated in English Bibles. This will be helpful for translators to choose the right word or phrase in the various contexts in which chen occurs.
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