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Strong's H7935 שְׁכַנְיָה (shekanyah)

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

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H7935
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 10
Books 4

Strong's H7935 Quick Answer

Strong's H7935 שְׁכַניָה שְׁכַניָהוּ (Shkanyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shkanyah (shek-an-yaw') (or (prol.) Shkanyahuw {shek-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has dwelt 2. Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites It has 10 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include sons, shechaniah, son, shemaiah, and shecaniah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shkanyah (shek-an-yaw') (or (prol.) Shkanyahuw {shek-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has dwelt 2. Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites
Usage
10 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sons, shechaniah, son, shemaiah, and shecaniah

Meaning and Definition

Shkanyah (shek-an-yaw') (or (prol.) Shkanyahuw {shek-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has dwelt 2. Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites [from H7931 and H3050] KJV: Shecaniah, Shechaniah. Root(s): H7931, H3050

Original Word
שְׁכַניָה שְׁכַניָהוּ
Transliteration
Shkanyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 7931 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7935. 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)

Shecaniah

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.21; son of: Hananiah (H2608L); brother of: Pelatiah (H6410), Jeshaiah (H3470B), Rephaiah (H7509), Arnan (H0770) and Obadiah (H5662H);

father of: Shemaiah (H8098B) § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

sons shechaniah son shemaiah shecaniah males hundred against taken after repaired hananiah

How Strong's H7935 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 10 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7935 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 H7935 in the Old Testament

10 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

1 Chronicles 3:22 KJV

And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

Usage Excerpts

First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7935.

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 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
2 Chronicles 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Ezra 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
Ezra 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Ezra 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Nehemiah 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Nehemiah 6:18 Old Testament, KJV
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7935, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3:21 1 Chronicles 3:22 1 Chronicles 24:11
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 31:15
Ezra 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 8:3 Ezra 8:5 Ezra 10:2
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3:29 Nehemiah 6:18 Nehemiah 12:3

Strong's H7935 FAQ

What does shekanyah (שְׁכַנְיָה) mean?

Shekanyah (Strong's H7935) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shecaniah". Shkanyah (shek-an-yaw') (or (prol.) Shkanyahuw {shek-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has dwelt 2. Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites

How many times is shekanyah (שְׁכַנְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H7935 across 4 books.

Where can I study shekanyah (שְׁכַנְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7935 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shekanyah (שְׁכַנְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sons, shechaniah, son, shemaiah, shecaniah, and males. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.