Strong H4737מִקְנֵיָ֫הוּ
Mikneiah
- Transliteration
- miqnêyâhû
- Pronunciation
- mik-nay-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Mikneiah = "possession of Jehovah"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18
In the biblical story
Mikneiah
A Levite musician during David's reign.
Mikneiah, a Levite, was one of the musicians appointed by David to play the harp during the procession of the ark to Jerusalem (1Ch.15.18,21).
In the Bible
Strong H4737 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mikneiah2
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 15:18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.