Strong H2608H2608Pחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ

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 of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.4;
son of: Heman (H1968I);
brother of: Bukkiah (H1232), Mattaniah (H4983H), Uzziel (H5816J), Shebuel (H7619H), Jerimoth (H3406L), Hanani (H2607H), Eliathah (H448), Giddalti (H1437), Romamti-ezer (H7320), Joshbekashah (H3436), Mallothi (H4413), Hothir (H1956), Mahazioth (H4238)

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

Son of Heman, a musician in David's time

Hananiah, a son of Heman, appointed as a musician during King David's reign.

In the Bible

Strong H2608P appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hananiah2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:4
    Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
  2. 1 Chronicles 25:23
    The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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