Strong H7935H7935Mשְׁכַנְיָהוּ

Shecaniah

One of the 8 senses of Strong H7935

Transliteration
shekanyâh shekanyâhû
Pronunciation
{shek-an-yaw'} shek-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.6.18;
son of: Arah (H733I)

Meaning of the name

Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah"

General definition

From H7931 and H3050; Jah has dwelt;
{Shekanjah} the name of nine Israelites: - {Shecaniah} Shechaniah.

In the biblical story

Shecaniah

Father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite

Shecaniah, whose daughter married Tobiah the Ammonite, an enemy of Nehemiah.

In the Bible

Strong H7935M appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shechaniah1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 6:18
    For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
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