Favor
English Meaning
Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
- A gracious, friendly, or obliging act that is freely granted: do someone a favor.
- Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support: won the favor of the monarch; looked with favor on the plan.
- A state of being held in such regard: a style currently in favor.
- Unfair partiality; favoritism.
- A privilege or concession.
- Sexual privileges, especially as granted by a woman.
- Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.
- A small decorative gift given to each guest at a party.
- Advantage; benefit: sailed under favor of cloudless skies.
- Behalf; interest: an error in our favor.
- Obsolete A communication, especially a letter.
- Archaic Aspect or appearance.
- Archaic Countenance; face.
- Obsolete A facial feature.
- To perform a kindness or service for; oblige. See Synonyms at oblige.
- To treat or regard with friendship, approval, or support.
- To be partial to; indulge a liking for: favors bright colors.
- To be or tend to be in support of.
- To make easier or more possible; facilitate: Darkness favored their escape.
- To treat with care; be gentle with: favored my wounded leg.
- Chiefly Southern U.S. To resemble in appearance: She favors her father.
- Chiefly Southern U.S. To resemble another in appearance: She and her father favor.
- in favor of In support of; approving: We are in favor of her promotion to president.
- in favor of To the advantage of: The court decided in favor of the plaintiff.
- in favor of Inscribed or made out to the benefit of: a check in favor of a charity.
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The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Genesis 33:10
And Jacob said, "No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
അതിനàµà´¨àµ യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬àµ: à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ†à´¯à´²àµà´², à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ കൃപ ഉണàµà´Ÿàµ†à´™àµà´•à´¿àµ½ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† സമàµà´®à´¾à´¨à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´•à´¯àµà´¯à´¿àµ½à´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ വാങàµà´™àµ‡à´£à´®àµ‡; ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´–à´‚ കാണàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† ഞാൻ നിനàµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´–à´‚ കാണàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ നിനകàµà´•àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ ദയ തോനàµà´¨àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¤àµà´µà´²àµà´²àµ‹;
Genesis 47:29
When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡àµ½ മരിപàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´³àµà´³ കാലം à´…à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ അവൻ തനàµà´±àµ† മകനായ യോസേഫിനെ വിളിപàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ അവനോടàµ: നിനകàµà´•àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ കൃപയàµà´£àµà´Ÿàµ†à´™àµà´•à´¿àµ½ നിനàµà´±àµ† കൈ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´¤àµà´Ÿà´¯à´¿àµ½à´•àµ€à´´à´¿àµ½ വെകàµà´•àµà´•; à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ ദയയàµà´‚ വിശàµà´µà´¸àµà´¤à´¤à´¯àµà´‚ കാണിചàµà´šàµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´®à´¿àµ½ à´…à´Ÿà´•àµà´•à´¾à´¤àµ†,
2 Samuel 16:4
So the king said to Ziba, "Here, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours." And Ziba said, "I humbly bow before you, that I may find favor in your sight, my lord, O king!"
ദാവീദൠരാജാവൠബഹൂരീമിൽ à´Žà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ ശൗലിനàµà´±àµ† à´•àµà´²à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ഗേരയàµà´Ÿàµ† മകൻ ശീമെയി à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പേരàµà´³àµà´³ à´’à´°àµà´¤àµà´¤àµ» അവിടെനിനàµà´¨àµ à´ªàµà´±à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ ശപിചàµà´šàµà´‚കൊണàµà´Ÿàµ വരàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿàµ.
Deuteronomy 28:50
a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young.
വൃദàµà´§à´¨àµ† ആദരികàµà´•à´¯àµ‹ ബാലനോടൠകനിവൠതോനàµà´¨àµà´•à´¯àµ‹ ചെയàµà´¯à´¾à´¤àµà´¤ ഉഗàµà´°à´®àµà´–à´®àµà´³àµà´³ ജാതി.
Psalms 102:14
For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.
നിനàµà´±àµ† ദാസനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ അവളàµà´Ÿàµ† à´•à´²àµà´²àµà´•à´³àµ‹à´Ÿàµ താലàµà´ªà´°àµà´¯à´µàµà´‚ അവളàµà´Ÿàµ† പൂഴിയോടൠഅലിവàµà´‚ തോനàµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Psalms 109:12
Let there be none to extend mercy to him, Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
അവനàµà´¨àµ ദയ കാണിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» ആരàµà´‚ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•à´°àµà´¤àµ‡; അവനàµà´±àµ† അനാഥരോടൠആർകàµà´•àµà´‚ കൃപ തോനàµà´¨à´°àµà´¤àµ‡.
Isaiah 60:10
"The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, And their kings shall minister to you; For in My wrath I struck you, But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
അൻ യജാതികàµà´•à´¾àµ¼â€ നിനàµà´±àµ† മതിലàµà´•à´³àµ† പണിയàµà´‚; അവരàµà´Ÿàµ† രാജാകàµà´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼â€ നിനകàµà´•àµ à´¶àµà´¶àµà´°àµ‚ഷചെയàµà´¯àµà´‚; à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´•àµà´°àµ‹à´§à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ഞാൻ നിനàµà´¨àµ† à´…à´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ; à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°àµ€à´¤à´¿à´¯à´¿àµ½ എനികàµà´•àµ നിനàµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ à´•à´°àµà´£ തോനàµà´¨àµà´‚
Exodus 11:3
And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people.
യഹോവ മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´®àµà´¯àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ ജനതàµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ കൃപ തോനàµà´¨àµà´®à´¾à´±à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿. വിശേഷാൽ മോശെ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨ à´ªàµà´°àµà´·à´¨àµ† മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´‚ദേശതàµà´¤àµ ഫറവോനàµà´±àµ† à´àµƒà´¤àµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´œà´•à´³àµà´‚ മഹാശàµà´°àµ‡à´·àµà´ നായി വിചാരിചàµà´šàµ.
Psalms 30:7
LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
യഹോവേ, നിനàµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´¸à´¾à´¦à´¤àµà´¤à´¾àµ½ നീ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† പർവàµà´µà´¤à´¤àµà´¤àµ† ഉറെചàµà´šàµ നിലകàµà´•àµà´®à´¾à´±à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿; നീ നിനàµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´–à´¤àµà´¤àµ† മറെചàµà´šàµ, ഞാൻ à´àµà´°à´®à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´ªàµ‹à´¯à´¿.
2 Samuel 15:25
Then the king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and show me both it and His dwelling place.
രാജാവൠസാദോകàµà´•à´¿à´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ: നീ ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† പെടàµà´Ÿà´•à´‚ പടàµà´Ÿà´£à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ തിരികെ കൊണàµà´Ÿàµà´ªàµ‹à´•; യഹോവേകàµà´•àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ കൃപ തോനàµà´¨à´¿à´¯à´¾àµ½ അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† മടികàµà´•à´µà´°àµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´‚; ഇതàµà´‚ തിരàµà´¨à´¿à´µà´¾à´¸à´µàµà´‚ കാണàµà´®à´¾àµ» എനികàµà´•àµ ഇടയാകàµà´‚.
Acts 7:46
who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
അവൻ ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´®àµà´ªà´¾à´•àµ† കൃപലà´à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ, യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഒരൠവാസസàµà´¥à´²à´‚ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµà´•àµà´µà´¾àµ» à´…à´¨àµà´µà´¾à´¦à´‚ അപേകàµà´·à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ.
Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
à´°à´£àµà´Ÿà´¾à´£àµà´Ÿàµ à´•à´´à´¿à´žàµà´žà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ ഫേലികàµà´¸à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ പിൻ വാഴിയായി പൊർകàµà´•àµà´¯àµŠà´¸àµ ഫെസàµà´¤àµŠà´¸àµ വനàµà´¨à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ ഫേലികàµà´¸àµ യെഹൂദനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´ªàµà´°àµ€à´¤à´¿ സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ വെചàµà´šàµ പൗലൊസിനെ തടവàµà´•à´¾à´°à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ വിടàµà´Ÿàµ‡à´šàµà´šàµà´ªàµ‹à´¯à´¿.
2 Samuel 14:22
Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and thanked the king. And Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant."
യോവാബൠസാഷàµà´Ÿà´¾à´‚à´—à´‚ വീണൠനമസàµà´•à´°à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ രാജാവിനെ à´…à´à´¿à´¨à´¨àµà´¦à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ: യജമാനനായ രാജാവേ, അടിയനàµà´±àµ† വാകàµà´•àµ പോലെ രാജാവൠചെയàµà´¤à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ അടിയനàµà´¨àµ തിരàµà´®àµà´®àµà´ªà´¿àµ½ കൃപ à´²à´à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ അടിയൻ ഇനàµà´¨àµ അറിയàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ യോവാബൠപറഞàµà´žàµ.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD.
à´à´¾à´°àµà´¯à´¯àµ† à´•à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµà´¨àµ നനàµà´® à´•à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; യഹോവയോടൠപàµà´°à´¸à´¾à´¦à´‚ à´²à´à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´®à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Genesis 31:2
And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before.
യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬àµ ലാബാനàµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´–à´¤àµà´¤àµ നോകàµà´•à´¿à´¯à´¾à´±àµ† അതൠതനàµà´±àµ† നേരെ à´®àµà´®àµà´ªàµ† ഇരàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ പോലെ à´…à´²àµà´² à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿàµ.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
യേശàµà´µàµ‹ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµà´‚ വളർചàµà´šà´¯à´¿à´²àµà´‚ ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ മനàµà´·àµà´¯à´°àµà´Ÿàµ†à´¯àµà´‚ കൃപയിലàµà´‚ à´®àµà´¤à´¿àµ¼à´¨àµà´¨àµ വനàµà´¨àµ.
Psalms 85:1
LORD, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
യഹോവേ, നീ നിനàµà´±àµ† ദേശതàµà´¤àµ† കടാകàµà´·à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´µà´¾à´¸à´¿à´•à´³àµ† തിരിചàµà´šàµà´µà´°àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 11:27
He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.
നനàµà´®àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾à´¯à´¿ ഉതàµà´¸à´¾à´¹à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ» à´°à´žàµà´œà´¨ സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; തിനàµà´®à´¯àµ† തിരയàµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹ അതൠതനàµà´¨àµ‡ à´•à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚.
Esther 2:15
Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ മൊർദàµà´¦àµ†à´–ായി തനികàµà´•àµ മകളായിടàµà´Ÿàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´šà´¿à´±àµà´±à´ªàµà´ªàµ» അബീഹയീലിനàµà´±àµ† മകളായ à´Žà´¸àµà´¥àµ‡à´°à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ രാജസനàµà´¨à´¿à´§à´¿à´¯à´¿àµ½ ചെലàµà´²àµà´µà´¾àµ» à´®àµà´± വനàµà´¨à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ അവൾ രാജാവിനàµà´±àµ† à´·à´£àµà´¡à´¨àµà´‚ à´…à´¨àµà´¤:à´ªàµà´°à´ªà´¾à´²à´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´¯ ഹേഗായി പറഞàµà´žà´¤àµ മാതàµà´°à´®à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¤àµ† à´’à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ ചോദിചàµà´šà´¿à´²àµà´². à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ à´Žà´¸àµà´¥àµ‡à´°à´¿à´¨àµ† à´•à´£àµà´Ÿ à´Žà´²àµà´²à´¾à´µàµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ അവളോടൠപàµà´°àµ€à´¤à´¿ തോനàµà´¨àµà´‚.
Psalms 102:13
You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.
നീ à´Žà´´àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ‡à´±àµà´±àµ സീയോനോടൠകരàµà´£ കാണികàµà´•àµà´‚; അവളോടൠകൃപ കാണിപàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´³àµà´³ കാലം, അതേ, അതിനàµà´¨àµ സമയം വനàµà´¨à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son David."'
നിനàµà´±àµ† ബാലàµà´¯à´•àµà´•à´¾à´°àµ‹à´Ÿàµ ചോദിചàµà´šà´¾àµ½ അവരàµà´‚ നിനàµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ പറയàµà´‚; à´…à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ à´ˆ ബാലàµà´¯à´•àµà´•à´¾à´°àµ‹à´Ÿàµ ദയതോനàµà´¨àµ‡à´£à´‚; നലàµà´² നാളിലലàµà´²àµ‹ à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾ വനàµà´¨à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ; നിനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´¯àµà´¯à´¿àµ½ വരàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ അടിയങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ നിനàµà´±àµ† മകനായ ദാവീദിനàµà´¨àµà´‚ തരേണമേ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ അവനോടൠപറവിൻ .
Genesis 31:5
and said to them, "I see your father's countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
അവരോടൠപറഞàµà´žà´¤àµ: നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´ªàµà´ªà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´–à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† നേരെ à´®àµà´®àµà´ªàµ†à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† à´…à´²àµà´² à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ കാണàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´…à´ªàµà´ªà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദൈവം à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´•àµ‚ടെ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 19:6
Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
à´ªàµà´°à´àµà´µà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°àµ€à´¤à´¿ സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» പലരàµà´‚ നോകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; ദാനം ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´à´µà´¨àµà´‚ à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´¿à´¤àµ» .
Proverbs 12:2
A good man obtains favor from the LORD, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
ഉതàµà´¤à´®àµ» യഹോവയോടൠപàµà´°à´¸à´¾à´¦à´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´¾à´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´¦àµà´°àµà´ªà´¾à´¯à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‹ അവൻ ശികàµà´· വിധികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Samuel 1:18
And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
അടിയനàµà´¨àµ തൃകàµà´•à´£àµà´£à´¿àµ½ കൃപ à´²à´à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´®à´¾à´±à´¾à´•à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ† à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ à´¸àµà´¤àµà´°àµ€ തനàµà´±àµ† വഴികàµà´•àµ പോയി à´à´•àµà´·à´£à´‚ à´•à´´à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ; അവളàµà´Ÿàµ† à´®àµà´–à´‚ പിനàµà´¨àµ† വാടിയതàµà´®à´¿à´²àµà´².