Hebrew word · H2607
חֲנָנִי
chanani
Hanani
Appears 11 times in 11 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.1;
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
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
1 Kings · 2
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1 Kings 16:1 חֲנָ֔נִי Hanani
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
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1 Kings 16:7 חֲנָ֜נִי Hanani
Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
1 Chronicles · 2
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1 Chronicles 25:4 חֲנָ֗נִי Hanani
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
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1 Chronicles 25:25 לַחֲנָ֔נִי to Hanani
the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
2 Chronicles · 3
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2 Chronicles 16:7 חֲנָ֣נִי Hanani
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
Here: A personal name built on the root "be gracious", probably short for Hananiah, "YHWH has been gracious". He is likely the father of the prophet Jehu son of Hanani (1 Kgs 16:1; 2 Chr 19:2), which makes this a family of prophets who confronted kings.
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2 Chronicles 19:2 חֲנָ֘נִי֮ Hanani
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Here: Hanani was the seer who rebuked Jehoshaphat's father Asa for relying on a foreign king, and was put in prison for it (2 Chronicles 16:7–10). His son now brings a parallel rebuke to Asa's son.
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2 Chronicles 20:34 חֲנָ֔נִי Hanani
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
Ezra · 1
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Ezra 10:20 חֲנָ֖נִי Hanani
From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
Nehemiah · 3
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Nehemiah 1:2 חֲנָ֜נִי Hanani
Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
Here: A short form of a name like Hananiah, "The LORD has been gracious." The same Hanani is later put in charge of Jerusalem (Neh 7:2).
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Nehemiah 7:2 חֲנָ֣נִי Hanani
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
Here: A short form of a name meaning roughly 'gracious' (likely short for 'YHWH has been gracious'). This is the same Hanani who brought Nehemiah the bad news about Jerusalem in 1:2.
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Nehemiah 12:36 חֲנָ֔נִי Hanani
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.