Hebrew word · H2608

חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ

chananyahu

Hananiah

Appears 29 times in 28 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.28.1;

son of: Azzur (H5809H)

§ Hananiah = "God has favoured"

1) the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord. See also, 'Shadrach' (H07714 or H07715)

2) one of the 14 sons of Heman and chief of the 16th course

3) a general in the army of King Uzziah

4) father of Zedekiah in the time of Jehoiakim

5) son of Azur, a Benjamite of Gibeon and a false prophet in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah

6) grandfather of Irijah, the captain of the ward at the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah on the charge of deserting to the Chaldeans

7) a head of a Benjamite house

8) son of Zerubbabel from whom Christ derived His descent also called 'Joanna' by Luke

9) one of the sons of Bebai who returned with Ezra from Babylon

10) a priest, one of the makers of the sacred ointments and incense, who built a portion of the wall of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah

11) head of the priestly course of Jeremiah in the days of Joiakim

12) ruler of the palace at Jerusalem under Nehemiah and also, along with Hanani, the Tirshatha's brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem

13) Two post exilic Israelites

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 Chronicles · 5
  1. 1 Chronicles 3:19 וַחֲנַנְיָ֔ה and Hananiah

    The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,

  2. 1 Chronicles 3:21 חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Hananiah

    The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

  3. 1 Chronicles 8:24 וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה and Hananiah

    Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

  4. 1 Chronicles 25:4 חֲנַנְיָ֣ה Hananiah

    From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

  5. 1 Chronicles 25:23 לַחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּ to Hananiah

    the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

2 Chronicles · 1
  1. 2 Chronicles 26:11 חֲנַנְיָ֔הוּ Hananiah

    Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

Ezra · 1
  1. Ezra 10:28 חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Hananiah

    From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Nehemiah · 6
  1. Nehemiah 3:8 חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Hananiah

    Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

  2. Nehemiah 3:30 חֲנַנְיָ֣ה Hananiah

    Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.

  3. Nehemiah 7:2 חֲנַנְיָ֛ה Hananiah

    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: "YHWH has been gracious." The full form of the kind of name that 'Hanani' shortens. That closeness is why some ask whether the two are the same man.

  4. Nehemiah 10:23 חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Hananiah

    Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

  5. Nehemiah 12:12 חֲנַנְיָֽה׃ Hananiah

    In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

  6. Nehemiah 12:41 חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Hananiah

    as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—

Jeremiah · 11
  1. Jeremiah 28:1 חֲנַנְיָה֩ Hananiah

    In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

  2. Jeremiah 28:5 חֲנַנְיָ֖ה Hananiah

    Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.

  3. Jeremiah 28:10 חֲנַנְיָ֤ה Hananiah

    Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

  4. Jeremiah 28:11 חֲנַנְיָה֩ Hananiah

    And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.

  5. Jeremiah 28:12 חֲנַנְיָ֤ה Hananiah

    But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

  6. Jeremiah 28:13 חֲנַנְיָ֜ה Hananiah

    “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’

  7. Jeremiah 28:15 חֲנַנְיָ֥ה חֲנַנְיָ֑ה Hananiah, O Hananiah

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

    Here: The name means 'Yahweh has been gracious.' It is an ironic name for a man whose message of quick grace turns out to be empty. He is Hananiah son of Azzur, from the priestly town of Gibeon (28:1).

  8. Jeremiah 28:17 חֲנַנְיָ֥ה Hananiah

    And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.

  9. Jeremiah 36:12 חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּ Hananiah

    he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.

  10. Jeremiah 37:13 חֲנַנְיָ֑ה Hananiah

    But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”

    Here: The grandfather, 'Yah has been gracious'. Jewish tradition links him to the prophet Hananiah who opposed Jeremiah in ch. 28, but the name was common and the text does not make the link (see debates).

Daniel · 5
  1. Daniel 1:6 חֲנַנְיָ֔ה Hananiah

    Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

  2. Daniel 1:7 וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ and to Hananiah

    The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

    Here: Hananiah means "the LORD (Yah) has been gracious". It contains a short form of the divine name YHWH.

  3. Daniel 1:11 חֲנַנְיָ֔ה Hananiah

    Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

  4. Daniel 1:19 חֲנַנְיָ֔ה Hananiah

    And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.

  5. Daniel 2:17 וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָה and to Hananiah

    Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

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