chanani · Hanani

What it means

chanani (חֲנָנִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hanani”.

A name meaning "gracious" or "he has favored me." It is borne by several people, among them the father of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings 16).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×3
• Ezra×1
• Nehemiah×3

• 1 Kings 16:1

  The word of YHWH came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

• 1 Kings 16:7

  Also, through Jehu son of Hanani the prophet, the word of YHWH came to Baasha and to his house, because of all the evil that he did in the eyes of YHWH, provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck him.

• 1 Chronicles 25:4

  Of Heman: the sons of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

• 1 Chronicles 25:25

  the eighteenth for Hanani: his sons and his brothers, twelve;

• 2 Chronicles 16:7

  At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Aram, and did not rely on YHWH your Elohim, therefore the force of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.

• 2 Chronicles 19:2

  Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate YHWH? Because of this there is wrath on you from before YHWH.

• 2 Chronicles 20:34

  The rest of the deeds of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, are written in the words of Jehu son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.

• Ezra 10:20

  And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

• Nehemiah 1:2

  that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and some men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews, the escapees who had been left from the captivity, and about Jerusalem.

• Nehemiah 7:2

  And I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the leader of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was like a man of truth and feared Elohim more than many.

• Nehemiah 12:36

  and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the instruments of song of David the man of Elohim; and Ezra the scribe was in front of them.