חָנָןChânân
proper name, masculine: gracious
Pronunciation: khaw-nawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2605
Meanings
1. one of the warriors of David (1 Chronicles 11:43)
2. one of the heads of families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:46; Nehemiah 7:49)
3. names of Levites (Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 10:11; Nehemiah 13:3)
4. chiefs of the people
5. Benjamite name (1 Chronicles 8:23; 1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:44)
6. head of a prophetic guild (Jeremiah 35:4)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 8:23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
- 1 Chronicles 8:38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
- 1 Chronicles 9:44 Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
- 1 Chronicles 11:43 Hanan son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna;
- Ezra 2:46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
- Nehemiah 7:49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).