Word Study · Strong's H2608 · Hebrew
חֲנַנְיָה
Chananyah
khan-an-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chănanyâh
“Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Hananiah.
- 29occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 29 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- חֲנַנְיָ֖ה6
- חֲנַנְיָ֔ה3
- חֲנַנְיָ֣ה2
- חֲנַנְיָה֩2
- חֲנַנְיָ֤ה2
- חֲנַנְיָ֥ה2
- חֲנַנְיָ֑ה2
- וַחֲנַנְיָ֔ה1
- וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה1
- וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙1
- וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָה1
- חֲנַנְיָ֛ה1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Hananiah23
- and Hananiah2
- and to Hananiah2
- O Hananiah1
- to Hananiah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- proper noun (a name)24
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 24
- HC/Npm · 2
- AC/R/Npm · 1
- HC/R/Npm · 1
- HR/Npm · 1
All 29, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah11 of 29 · 38%
- Nehemiah6 of 29 · 21%
- 1 Chronicles5 of 29 · 17%
- Daniel5 of 29 · 17%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 29 · 3%
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 3:19וַחֲנַנְיָ֔הvachananyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel:here: and Hananiah
- 1 Chronicles 3:21חֲנַנְיָ֖הchananyahproper noun (a name)The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.here: Hananiah
- 1 Chronicles 8:24וַחֲנַנְיָ֥הvachananyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,here: and Hananiah
- 1 Chronicles 25:4חֲנַנְיָ֣הchananyahproper 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: Hananiah
- 1 Chronicles 25:23לַחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּlachananyahupreposition + proper noun (a name)the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;here: to Hananiah
Ezra1 occurrence
Nehemiah6 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:8חֲנַנְיָ֖הchananyahproper noun (a name)Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.here: Hananiah
- Nehemiah 3:30חֲנַנְיָ֣הchananyahproper noun (a name)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.here: Hananiah
- Nehemiah 7:2חֲנַנְיָ֛הchananyahproper 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: Hananiah
- Nehemiah 10:23חֲנַנְיָ֖הchananyahproper noun (a name)Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,here: Hananiah
- Nehemiah 12:12חֲנַנְיָֽה׃chananyahproper noun (a name)In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;here: Hananiah
- Nehemiah 12:41חֲנַנְיָ֖הchananyahproper noun (a name)as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—here: Hananiah
Jeremiah11 occurrences
- Jeremiah 28:1חֲנַנְיָה֩chananyahproper noun (a name)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:here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:5חֲנַנְיָ֖הchananyahproper noun (a name)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.here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:10חֲנַנְיָ֤הchananyahproper noun (a name)Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:11חֲנַנְיָה֩chananyahproper noun (a name)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.here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:12חֲנַנְיָ֤הchananyahproper noun (a name)But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:13חֲנַנְיָ֜הchananyahproper noun (a name)“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.’here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:15חֲנַנְיָ֥הchananyahproper noun (a name)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: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:15חֲנַנְיָ֑הchananyahproper noun (a name)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: O Hananiah
- Jeremiah 28:17חֲנַנְיָ֥הchananyahproper noun (a name)And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 36:12חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּchananyahuproper noun (a name)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.here: Hananiah
- Jeremiah 37:13חֲנַנְיָ֑הchananyahproper noun (a name)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: Hananiah
Daniel5 occurrences
- Daniel 1:6חֲנַנְיָ֔הchananyahproper noun (a name)Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.here: Hananiah
- Daniel 1:7וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙velachananyahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)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: and to Hananiah
- Daniel 1:11חֲנַנְיָ֔הchananyahproper noun (a name)Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,here: Hananiah
- Daniel 1:19חֲנַנְיָ֔הchananyahproper noun (a name)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.here: Hananiah
- Daniel 2:17וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהvelachananyahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,here: and to Hananiah