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Strong's H2608 חֲנַנְיָה (chananyah)

Chananyah means “Hananiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2608 — katagnymi (“break”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2608
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 6

Strong's H2608 Quick Answer

Strong's H2608 חֲנַניָה חֲנַניָהוּ (Chananyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chananyah (khan-an-yaw') (or Chananyahuw {khan-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has favored 2. Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites It has 28 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include name. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chananyah (khan-an-yaw') (or Chananyahuw {khan-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has favored 2. Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
name

Meaning and Definition

Chananyah (khan-an-yaw') (or Chananyahuw {khan-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has favored 2. Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites [from H2603 and H3050] KJV: Hananiah. Root(s): H2603, H3050

Original Word
חֲנַניָה חֲנַניָהוּ
Transliteration
Chananyah
Derivation
Root: חנן First root strongs: 2603 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2608. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hananiah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.28.1; son of: Azzur (H5809H) § Hananiah = "God has favoured" 1) the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews;

also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord.

See also, 'Shadrach' (H07714 or H07715) 2) one of the 14 sons of Heman and chief of the 16th course 3) a general in the army of King Uzziah 4) father of Zedekiah in the time of Jehoiakim 5) son of Azur, a Benjamite of Gibeon and a false prophet in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah 6) grandfather of Irijah, the captain of the ward at the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah on the charge of deserting to the Chaldeans 7) a head of a Benjamite house 8) son of Zerubbabel from whom Christ derived His descent also

called 'Joanna' by Luke 9) one of the sons of Bebai who returned with Ezra from Babylon 10) a priest, one of the makers of the sacred ointments and incense, who built a portion of the wall of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah 11) head of the priestly course of Jeremiah in the days of Joiakim 12) ruler of the palace at Jerusalem under Nehemiah and also, along with Hanani, the Tirshatha's brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem 13) Two post exilic Israelites

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How Strong's H2608 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chananyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

name Jeremiah 37:13

How Strong's H2608 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2608 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2608 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 3:19 KJV

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

1 Chronicles 3:21 KJV

And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2608.

1 Chronicles 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
1 Chronicles 3:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
1 Chronicles 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
1 Chronicles 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
2 Chronicles 26:11 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
Ezra 10:28 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Nehemiah 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
Nehemiah 3:30 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
Nehemiah 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Nehemiah 12:12 Old Testament, KJV
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Nehemiah 12:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Jeremiah 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Jeremiah 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,
Jeremiah 28:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
Jeremiah 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
Jeremiah 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
Jeremiah 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 28:17 Old Testament, KJV
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 36:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Jeremiah 37:13 Old Testament, KJV
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
Daniel 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Daniel 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
Daniel 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Daniel 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
Daniel 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2608, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 10 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2608 FAQ

What does chananyah (חֲנַנְיָה) mean?

Chananyah (Strong's H2608) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hananiah". Chananyah (khan-an-yaw') (or Chananyahuw {khan-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has favored 2. Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites

How many times is chananyah (חֲנַנְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H2608 across 6 books.

Where can I study chananyah (חֲנַנְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2608 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chananyah (חֲנַנְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as name. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.