King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2605
Transliteration: Chanan
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-nawn')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "gracious", the name of several Israelites
Meaning: Hanan -- "gracious", the name of several Israelites
Word Summary
Chanan: "gracious", the name of several Israelites
Original Word: חָנָןTransliteration: Chanan
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-nawn')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "gracious", the name of several Israelites
Meaning: Hanan -- "gracious", the name of several Israelites
Strong's Concordance
Canan From chanan; favor; Chanan, the name of seven Israelites -- Canan.
see HEBREW chanan
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2605. Chanan
חָנָן proper name, masculine (gracious; compare Sabean חנן, Phoenician חנא) —
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; 10:11; 13:3.
4 chiefs of the people:
a. Nehemiah 10:23.
b. Nehemiah 10:27.
5 Benjamite name 1 Chronicles 8:23, 38; 9:44 (compare proper name, of a location חָנָן בֵּית, Mishna חָנָן כְּפַר).
6 הָאֱלֹהִים אִישׁ head of a prophetic guild, חָנָן בְּנֵי Jeremiah 35:4.