Biblical Persons & Places
Hananiah
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.4;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Heman;
a brother of Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Zerubbabel;
a brother of Meshullam, Shelomith, Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed and Abiud;
father of Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah and Shecaniah.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.24;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Shashak;
a brother of Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, Elam, Anthothijah, Iphdeiah and Penuel.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.26.11;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Hananiah
Daniel's compatriot living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6;
referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ), or Hananiah (Aramiac חֲנַנְיָה), or Shadrach (שַׁדְרַךְ), or Shadrach (Aramiac שַׁדְרַךְ).
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.28;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.28.1;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Azzur.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.12;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
father of Zedekiah.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.37.13;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
father of Shelemiah.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.23;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.12;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A musician living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.41;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.30;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Shelemiah.
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.8;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Hananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.7.2;
only referred to as Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ).
Strong's Definition
Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
Derivation: or חֲנַנְיָהוּ; from H2603 (חָנַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has favored;
KJV Usage: Hananiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲנַנְיָהוּ / חֲנַנְיָה
chănanyâh / chănanyâhû
BDB Definition:
Hananiah = God has favoured
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 Tirshathas brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem
13) Two post exilic Israelites
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2603 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 29