1 Chronicles 8:24 — Word Study
WLCוַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה וְעֵילָ֖ם וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃
BSAHananiahChănanyâh [God has favored, graciously given] ElamʻÊylâm [a son of Shem] AnthothijahʻAnthôthîyâh△ [Jehovah's answer, a gift from the Lord]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה | and Hananiah | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| וְעֵילָ֖ם | and Elam | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃ | and Anthothijah | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, |
| KJV | And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, |
| ASV | and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, |
| YLT | and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, |
| WEB | Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, |
| BBE | And Hananiah and Elam and Anathothijah |
The translations agree on the names listed in this verse.
The verse consists of a single main clause listing names without any subordinate clauses.
2 commentators on this verse
Jamieson, Ellicott & more — read them ›
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The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
1 of 3 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 8:24
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Context — The Genealogy of Benjamingenerated
1 Chronicles 8:24 presents a brief list of names, highlighting the descendants of Shashak from the tribe of Benjamin. This genealogy underscores the continuity of the Israelite heritage and the importance of lineage in biblical history. The names mentioned are significant in the context of Israel's history, reflecting God's favor and the roles these individuals played in the community.
Cross References
The Key Word — חֲנַנְיָה, va.cha.nan.Yahgenerated
The name חֲנַנְיָה (Hananiah) is a combination of the root חנן (to favor or be gracious) and the divine name Yah, meaning 'God has favored' or 'graciously given.' This name appears multiple times in the Old Testament, indicating its popularity among the Israelites.
The parsing indicates that it is a proper masculine noun, which suggests that it refers to a specific individual rather than a common noun. The name is associated with various figures in biblical history, including a friend of Daniel.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The structure of the verse is straightforward, consisting of a series of noun phrases connected by conjunctions. The finite verb is implicit, as the verse lists names rather than actions.
The noun phrases are presented in a simple sequence: וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה, וְעֵילָ֖ם, and וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה, indicating a clear and direct listing of individuals.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חֲנַנְיָה as ανανια, עֵילָם as αιλαμ, and עַנְתֹתִיָּה as αναθωθια. This choice maintains the original names, showing a consistent approach to transliterating Hebrew names into Greek.
The use of these Greek forms indicates a direct correspondence to the Hebrew names, preserving their significance within the genealogical context.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 8:24 lists three names: Hananiah, Elam, and Anthothijah. These names are part of the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin, showing the lineage and heritage of the Israelites.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Hananiah means 'God has favored' or 'graciously given,' reflecting God's grace.
Elam refers to a son of Shem and is associated with a region and its descendants.
Anthothijah means 'Jehovah's answer' and is part of the genealogy of the Benjamites.
Genealogies establish heritage, identity, and the fulfillment of God's promises through specific lineages.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn about God's favor through the names listed in this verse?
- How does understanding genealogies enhance our appreciation of biblical history?
- In what ways does the heritage of the Israelites reflect God's promises?
- How can we see God's grace in our own lives, similar to the meaning of Hananiah?
Commentators on this verse — 2 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 8:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 8 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(22-25) Eleven sons of Shashak (1 Chronicles 8:14), followed by six sons of Jeroham (Jeremoth, 1 Chronicles 8:14) in 1 Chronicles 8:26-27. The recurrence of the same names in the five groups is noticeable. Thus, a Zichri appears among the sons of Shimei (1 Chronicles 8:19), among the sons of Shashak (1 Chronicles 8:23), and among the sons of Jeroham (1 Chronicles 8:27). Of course the name may have been thus frequent among the Benjamite clans dwelling in Jerusalem. But it is possible to see in the fact an indication that, at the time when the present register was framed, some of these houses were no longer able to trace their pedigrees with certainty to one famous name rather than another.
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 8 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
Tyndale line
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah;
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothiiah,
Strictly literal
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
And Chananyah, and 'Elam, and 'Anthothiyah,
From the Latin
And Hanania, and Elam, and Anathothia.
Simplified
Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
And Hananiah and Elam and Anathothijah
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text lists וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה, וְעֵילָ֖ם, and וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה without variation. The Septuagint matches all three names, confirming the consistency of the text across these witnesses.
וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה וְעֵילָ֖ם וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃
3 of the 3 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 8:24
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ (Chananyah) means 'God has favored' and refers to various individuals in the Old Testament, including a companion of Daniel, a captain in Uzziah's army, and a false prophet during Jeremiah's time. The name appears in multiple contexts, indicating its use among several postexilic figures. Notably, it is associated with thirteen Israelites, reflecting its popularity.
חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, חֲנַנְיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath been gracious)
father of a prince under Jehoiakim
captain of Uzziah's army
chief of one of the divisions of musicians of David
a false prophet of Jeremiah's time
one of the three companions of Daniel
grandfather of an officer of the guard in Jeremiah's time
a son of Zerubbabel
a Benjamite
various postexilic persons
base
חֲנַנְיָה n.pr.m. (= BH id. [h.dz.ao] 5);—Dn 2:17.
done
H2608a חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, חֲנַנְיָה (י׳ hath been gracious) . father of a prince under Jehoiakim
. captain of Uzziah's army
. chief of one of the divisions of musicians of David
. a false prophet of Jeremiah's time
. one of the three companions of Daniel
. grandfather of an officer of the guard in Jeremiah's time
. a son of Zerubbabel
. a Benjamite
. various postexilic persons
H2608b חֲנַנְיָה (= BH id. [2608a] 5)
2608 Chananyah khan-an-yaw'
or Chananyahuw {khan-an-yaw'-hoo}; from 2603 and 3050; Jah
has favored; Chananjah, the name of thirteen
Israelites:--Hananiah.
see HEBREW for 02603
see HEBREW for 03050
חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ (cha.nan.yah) — Hananiah.
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
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
han-a-ni'-a (chananyahu, chananyah; Ananias; also with aspirate, "Yahweh hath been gracious"): This was a common name in Israel for many centuries.
(1) A Benjamite (1Ch 8:24).
(2) A captain of Uzziah's army (2Ch 26:11).
(3) Father of one of the princes under Jehoiakim (Jer 36:12).
(4) One of the sons of Heman and leader of the 16th division of David's musicians (1Ch 25:4,23).
(5) Grandfather of the officer of the guard which apprehended Jeremiah on a charge of desertion (Jer 37:13).
(6) A false prophet of Gibeon, son of Azzur, who opposed Jeremiah, predicting that the yoke of Babylon would be broken in two years, and that…
Hananiah
Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4,23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah (Jer. 37:13). (5.) Jer. 36:12. (6.) Neh. 10:23. (7.) Shadrach, one of the “three Hebrew children” (Dan. 1; 6:7). (8.) Son of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:19, 21). (9.) Ezra 10:28. (10.) The “ruler of the palace; he was a faithful…
(gift of God). One of the fourteen sons of Heman, and chief of the sixteenth course of singers. (1 Chronicles 25:4,5,23) (B.C. 1014.) A general in the army of King Uzziah. (2 Chronicles 26:11) Father of Zedekiah, in the reign of Jehoiakim. (B.C. before 605.) Son of Azur, a Benjamite of Gibeon and a false prophet in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. In the fourth year of his reign, B.C. 595, Hananiah withstood Jeremiah the prophet, and publicly prophesied in the temple that within two years Jeconiah and all his fellow captives with the vessels of the Lord’s house, should be brought back to Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 28:1) ... Hananiah corroborated his prophecy by taking from off the neck of Jeremiah the yoke which he wore by…
1. A false prophet of Gibeon, who for his impious hardihood was overtaken with speedy death, according to the word of God, Jer 28:15-17.
2. The Hebrew name of Shadrach.
3. A pious and faithful officer under Nehemiah, Ne 7:2.
The Hebrew word עֵילָם (*Eylam*) refers primarily to Elam, a region and its people, descendants of Shem. It encompasses various individuals, including heads of families among the exiles, a chief in Benjamin, and a Levite. The term is linked to the concept of 'eternity' and appears in contexts related to the Exile and Return, as well as genealogies from the time of the Patriarchs.
עֵילָם n.pr.gent. et terr. Elam
base
עֵילָם n.pr.m.
heads of families of returned exiles
a chief of people
name in Benjamin
Levite name
a priest
base
H5867a עֵילָם n. pr. gent. et terr. Elam H5867b עֵילָם . heads of families of returned exiles
. a chief of people
. name in Benjamin
. Levite name
. a priest
5867 `Eylam ay-lawm'
or mOwlam (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36) {o-lawm'}; probably
from 5956; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his
descendants, with their country; also of six
Israelites:--Elam.
see HEBREW for 05956
עֵילָם (e.lam) — Elam.
§ Elam = "eternity"
a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris
עֵילָם (e.lam) — Elam.
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.7
§ Elam = "eternity"
1) a Korhite Levite in the time of David
2) a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin
3) ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
4) a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
5) another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
6) a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
7) another head of a family of returning exiles
עֵילָם (e.lam) — Elam.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;
son of: Shem (H8035);
brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758)
§ Elam = "eternity"
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
Elam
Highland, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2, etc.) lying to the east of Babylonia, and extending to the shore of the Mediterranean, a distance in a direct line of about 1,000 miles. The name Elam is an Assyrian word meaning “high.”
“The inhabitants of Elam, or ‘the Highlands,’ to the east of Babylon, were called Elamites. They were divided into several branches, speaking different dialects of the same agglutinative language. The race to which they belonged was brachycephalic, or short-headed, like the pre-Semitic Sumerians of Babylonia.
“The earliest Elamite kingdom seems to have been that of Anzan, the exact site of which is uncertain; but in the time of Abraham, Shushan or Susa appears…
(eternity). This seems to have been originally the name of a man, the son of Shem. (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17) Commonly, however, it is used as the appellation of a country. (Genesis 14:1,9; Isaiah 11:11; 21:2) The Elam of Scripture appears to be the province lying south of Assyria and east of Persia proper, to which Herodotus gives the name of Cissia (iii. 91, v. 49, etc.), and which is termed Susis or Susiana by the geographers. Its capital was Susa. This country was originally people by descendants of Shem. By the time of Abraham a very important power had been built up in the same region. It is plain that at this early time the predominant power in lower Mesopotamia was Elam, which for a while held the place…
1. The region afterwards called Persia, Ge 14:1. It was called Elam after a son of Shem, Ge 10:22. It corresponded to the Elymais of Greek and Roman writers, which comprehended a part of Susiana, now Khusistan or more probably included the whole of Susiana. The city Susa, or Shushan, was in it, Da 8:2. See also Ac 2:9.
עַנְתֹתִיָּה (Anthothiyah) is a personal name meaning 'answers of Jah' or 'Jehovah's answer.' It refers to a man from the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:24, as the son of Shashak and brother to several others. The name is derived from roots associated with answering and divine presence.
עַנְתֹתִיָּה n.pr.m. Benjamite 1 Ch 8:24
ref
H6070 עַנְתֹתִיָּה
6070 `Anthothiyah an-tho-thee-yaw'
from the same as 6068 and 3050; answers of Jah; Anthothijah,
an Israelite:--Antothijah.
see HEBREW for 06068
see HEBREW for 03050
עַנְתֹתִיָּה (an.to.tiy.yah) — Anthothijah.
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.24;
son of: Shashak (H8349);
brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I)
§ Antothijah = "Jehovah's answer"
a Benjamite, one of the sons of Jeroham
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
an-tho-thi'-ja (`anthothiyah, "belonging to Anathoth"(?)): A son of Shasak of Benjamin (1Ch 8:24), written in the King James Version Antothijah.