Hebrew word · H2606
חֲנַנְאֵל
chanan'el
of Hananel
Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
Hananeel = "God has favoured"
the name of a tower in Jerusalem
Combined with mig.dal (מִגְדָּל " Tower" H4026)
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
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Where it appears
Nehemiah · 2
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Nehemiah 3:1 חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ ס Hananel
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
Here: 'God has been gracious', probably the name of whoever built the tower or gave money for it. Jeremiah 31:38 and Zechariah 14:10 use it as a landmark of the restored Jerusalem.
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Nehemiah 12:39 חֲנַנְאֵל֙ Hananel
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
Here: A personal name, "God has been gracious," probably the man who built the tower or gave it its name. The tower was a well-known landmark at the city's northern edge (Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10).
Jeremiah · 1
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Jeremiah 31:38 חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל Hananel
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
Here: A known tower on Jerusalem's northern wall (Neh 3:1; 12:39; Zech 14:10), probably near the northeast corner by the Temple area. The name means 'God has shown favor', though the verse does not play on it.
Zechariah · 1
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Zechariah 14:10 חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל Hananel
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
Here: The Tower of Hananel, a fortification on the north wall near the temple area (Neh 3:1; 12:39; Jer 31:38). It marks the city's northern end.
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