Strong's Hebrew · H2605

חָנָן

Chânân · khaw-nawn'

Canan.

Definition

Chanan, the name of seven Israelites

Derivation

from H2603 (חָנַן); favor;

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Nehemiah 10:22

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

1 Chronicles 9:44

And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Nehemiah 7:49

the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

1 Chronicles 8:23

Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

Nehemiah 10:26

Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

1 Chronicles 11:43

Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,

Nehemiah 10:10

and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

Ezra 2:46

the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,

1 Chronicles 8:38

Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

Nehemiah 8:7

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

Explore Chânân in Scripture

On the Doxa App you can have a personal interaction about any Scripture, original words included.

Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

Doxa, Engage God's Encouragement

God's encouragement is not only for the moment you first receive it. It's for the whole journey.

Strong's concordance data derived from the Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA) Hebrew and Greek lexicons. Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2020 by Bible Hub. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© 2026 The Doxa Way Ltd

Get the Doxa app