חָנָן

Strong’s Definition

Chanan, the name of seven Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H2603 (חָנַן); favor;

KJV Usage

Canan.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chânân; Pronunciation: khaw-nawn'