H2605Hebrewḥānān

חָנָן

Canan.

12
Total Occurrences
4
Books
12
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1one of the chief people of the tribe of benjamin
  • 2last of the 6 sons of azel, a descendant of saul
  • 3son of maachah, one of david's mighty warriors
  • 4father of some sons who returned from exile with zerubbabel
  • 5one of the levites who assisted ezra in his public exposition of the law
  • 6one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with nehemiah
  • 7another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with nehemiah
  • 8son of zaccur, grandson of mattaniah whom nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. same as 5 ?
  • 9son of igdaliah

Etymology & Derivation

from H2603 (חָנַן); favor;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chânân; Pronunciation: khaw-nawn'