Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #2605 - חָנָן
Transliteration
Chânân
Phonetics
khaw-nawn'
Origin
from (H2603)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Canan or Hanan = "he is merciful"
- one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin
- last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul
- son of Maachah, one of David´s mighty warriors
- father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law
- one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
- another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
- son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ?
- son of Igdaliah
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
BSB (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
CSB (10)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
ESV (21)
Genesis
1
Joshua
1
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Job
1
Psalms
1
Jeremiah
4
Ezekiel
2
KJV (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
LEB (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
LSB (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
N95 (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
NAS (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (12)
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
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; Nehemiah 10:11; Nehemiah 13:3.
4 chiefs of the people:
a. Nehemiah 10:23.
b. Nehemiah 10:27.
5 Benjamite name 1 Chronicles 8:23,38; 1 Chronicles 9:44 (compare proper name, of a location בֵּית חָנָן, Mishna כְּפַר חָנָן).
6אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים head of a prophetic guild, בְּנֵי חָנָן Jeremiah 35:4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
חָנָן (“merciful” [“unless rather it be used as an abbreviation of יוֹחָנָן whom Jehovah gave”]), [Hanan], pr.n.
(1) of one of David’s captains, 1 Chronicles 11:43.
(2) of various other men of less note, Ezr. Neh.
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List of Word Forms
וְחָנָ֑ן וְחָנָֽן׃ וחנן וחנן׃ חָנָ֖ן חָנָ֤ן חָנָ֥ן חָנָֽן׃ חָנָן֙ חנן חנן׃ chaNan ḥā·nān ḥānān vechaNan wə·ḥā·nān wəḥānān
