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§ 02Themes of Blessing
Grace & Love
חֵןḥēn
“For by grace you have been saved through faith”
— 엡 2:8
Biblical Roots
- John · YHWH's graceיוֹחָנָןYôḥānān · 눅 1:13
Etymology of John the Baptist
- Hannah · graceחַנָּהḤannâ · 삼상 1:20
Mother of Samuel
- Ḥesed · loving-kindnessחֶסֶדḥesed · 시 136편
Covenantal love
Hanja Mapping
Cultural Threads
- HebrewYôḥānān
Starts at the root of YHWH + grace.
- GreekIōannēs
Guttural ḥ drops in the LXX.
- LatinIohannes
Vulgate spelling, h retained.
- Korean은혜·요한
Hanja 恩·惠 and transliteration 요한 coexist.