חֲנָנִי
cha.na.niProper Noun (Masculine)H2607
Hanani
From: from H2603 (חָנַן); gracious;
Short Definition
Chanani, the name of six Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Jehu (H3058) § Hanani = "gracious" 1) one of the sons of Heman, a chief musician of David, and head of the 18th course of the service 2) a seer who rebuked Asa, king of Judah, and was imprisoned 2a) maybe, father of Jehu the seer who testified against Baasha 3) one of the priests who in the time of Ezra took a foreign wife 4) brother of Nehemiah whom Nehemiah appointed governor of Jerusalem 5) another priest who was the chief musician under Nehemiah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
11 timesAppears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Chronicles
3
Nehemiah
3
1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
2
Ezra
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 25:4
- 1 Kings 16:1
- 2 Chronicles 16:7
- 2 Chronicles 20:34
- Nehemiah 1:2
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