chananya · Hananiah

What it means

chananya (חֲנַנְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hananiah”.

Name of many Israelites. It means "YHWH has been gracious."

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.

Where it appears

• 1 Chronicles×5
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Ezra×1
• Nehemiah×6
• Jeremiah×11
• Daniel×5

• 1 Chronicles 3:19

  And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the son of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister;

• 1 Chronicles 3:21

  And the son of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

• 1 Chronicles 8:24

  Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

• 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 25:23

  the sixteenth for Hananiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve;

• 2 Chronicles 26:11

  Uzziah had a force that made war, going out to the army by bands, according to the number of their count, by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the supervisor, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the commanders of the king.

• Ezra 10:28

  And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

• Nehemiah 3:8

  Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the silversmiths, repaired; and next to him Hananiah, a son of the perfumers, repaired; and they left Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

• Nehemiah 3:30

  After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired a second section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite his chamber.

• 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 10:23

  Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

• Nehemiah 12:12

  And in the days of Joiakim there were priests, heads of the fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

• Nehemiah 12:41

  and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

• Jeremiah 28:1

  And it happened in that year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah son of Azzur, the prophet, said to me, who was from Gibeon, in the house of YHWH, before the eyes of the priests and of all the people, saying:

• Jeremiah 28:5

  And Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Hananiah the prophet before the eyes of the priests and before the eyes of all the people who were standing in the house of YHWH;

• Jeremiah 28:10

  Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

• Jeremiah 28:11

  And Hananiah spoke before the eyes of all the people, saying: “Thus says YHWH: Like this I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon within two years' time from off the neck of all the nations.” And Jeremiah the prophet went his way.

• Jeremiah 28:12

  And the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

• Jeremiah 28:13

  “Go and say to Hananiah, saying: ‘Thus says YHWH: Yokes of wood you have broken, but you will make in their place yokes of iron.

• Jeremiah 28:15

  And Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet: “Hear, please, Hananiah! YHWH did not send you, but you have made this people trust in falsehood.

• Jeremiah 28:17

  And Hananiah the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month.

• Jeremiah 36:12

  and he went down to the house of the king, into the chamber of the scribe; and look, there all the princes were sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Achbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

• Jeremiah 37:13

  He was at the gate of Benjamin, and there was a captain of the guard whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “To the Chaldeans you are deserting!”

• Daniel 1:6

  And there were among them, from the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

• Daniel 1:7

  And the chief of the officials gave them names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar, and Hananiah Shadrach, and Mishael Meshach, and Azariah Abednego.

• Daniel 1:11

  And Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

• Daniel 1:19

  And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; and they stood before the king.

• Daniel 2:17

  Then Daniel went to his house and made known the matter to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

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