Strong H2608H2608Hחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ
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, only mentioned at Neh.7.2
Meaning of the name
Hananiah = "God has favoured"
General definition
In the biblical story
Hananiah
Appointed as a governor of Jerusalem by Nehemiah.
Hananiah was appointed by Nehemiah as the governor of Jerusalem, along with Hanani, due to his faithfulness and fear of God.
In the Bible
Strong H2608H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hananiah1
First verses
- Nehemiah 7:2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.