Word Study · Strong's H2607 · Hebrew
חֲנָנִי
Chanani
khan-aw-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chănânîy
“Chanani, the name of six Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chanani, the name of six Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Hanani.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- חֲנָ֔נִי3
- חֲנָ֜נִי2
- חֲנָ֣נִי2
- חֲנָ֗נִי1
- חֲנָ֘נִי֮1
- חֲנָ֖נִי1
- לַחֲנָ֔נִי1
How it is rendered · 2
- Hanani10
- to Hanani1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)10
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 10
- HR/Npm · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Chronicles3 of 11 · 27%
- Nehemiah3 of 11 · 27%
- 1 Kings2 of 11 · 18%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 11 · 18%
- Ezra1 of 11 · 9%
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1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 16:1חֲנָ֔נִיchananiproper noun (a name)Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:here: Hanani
- 1 Kings 16:7חֲנָ֜נִיchananiproper noun (a name)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.here: Hanani
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 25:4חֲנָ֗נִיchananiproper noun (a name)From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.here: Hanani
- 1 Chronicles 25:25לַחֲנָ֔נִיlachananipreposition + proper noun (a name)the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;here: to Hanani
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 16:7חֲנָ֣נִיchananiproper noun (a name)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: Hanani
- 2 Chronicles 19:2חֲנָ֘נִי֮chananiproper noun (a name)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
- 2 Chronicles 20:34חֲנָ֔נִיchananiproper noun (a name)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.here: Hanani
Ezra1 occurrence
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 1:2חֲנָ֜נִיchananiproper noun (a name)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: Hanani
- Nehemiah 7:2חֲנָ֣נִיchananiproper noun (a name)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: Hanani
- Nehemiah 12:36חֲנָ֔נִיchananiproper noun (a name)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.here: Hanani