שְׁכַנְיָהוּ
she.khan.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H7935
Shecaniah
From: or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ; from H7931 (שָׁכַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has dwelt;
Short Definition
Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Hananiah (H2608L); brother of: Pelatiah (H6410), Jeshaiah (H3470B), Rephaiah (H7509), Arnan (H0770) and Obadiah (H5662H); father of: Shemaiah (H8098B) § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with ) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of ) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
10 timesAppears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
3
Ezra
3
Nehemiah
3
2 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 24:11
- 1 Chronicles 3:22
- Ezra 10:2
- Ezra 8:5
- Nehemiah 3:29
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