Strong H2608H2608Bחֲנַנְיָה

Hananiah

One of the 16 senses of Strong H2608

Transliteration
chănanyâh chănanyâhû
Pronunciation
{khan-an-yaw'} khan-an-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6; also called Shadrach at Dan.1.7; 2.49; 3.12,13,14,16,19,20,22,23,26,28,29,30;
Aramaic of cha.nan.yah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ "Hananiah" H2608T)

Meaning of the name

Hananiah = "God has favoured"

General definition

From H2603 and H3050; Jah has favored;
{Chananjah} the name of thirteen Israelites: - Hananiah.

In the biblical story

Hananiah

One of Daniel's three friends in Babylon.

Hananiah, also known as Shadrach, was one of Daniel's three friends who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar's golden image.

In the Bible

Strong H2608B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hananiah1

First verses

  1. Daniel 2:17
    Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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