Strong's Hebrew · H2608

חֲנַנְיָה

Chănanyâh · khan-an-yaw'

Hananiah.

Definition

Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites

Derivation

or חֲנַנְיָהוּ; from H2603 (חָנַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has favored;

Appears 29 times in Scripture

Nehemiah 7:2

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

Nehemiah 3:30

Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.

Nehemiah 3:8

Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

1 Chronicles 3:21

The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

Ezra 10:28

From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

2 Chronicles 26:11

Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

1 Chronicles 8:24

Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

1 Chronicles 25:4

From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

1 Chronicles 25:23

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

1 Chronicles 3:19

The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,

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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).

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