חָנָן

cha.nanProper Noun (Masculine)H2605

Hanan

From: from H2603 (חָנַן); favor;

Short Definition

Chanan, the name of seven Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Canan or Hanan = "he is merciful" 1) one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin 2) last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of ) son of Maachah, one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 5) one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law 6) one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 7) another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 8) son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ? 9) son of Igdaliah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

9 times

Appears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles

Nehemiah

Ezra

Jeremiah

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:43
1 Chronicles 8:23
1 Chronicles 8:38
1 Chronicles 9:44
Ezra 2:46

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