Lexical Definition

‎חָנָן‎ Chânân (khaw-nawn') Hanan ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָנַן‎; favor

Canan.

• § Canan or Hanan = "he is merciful"
• Chanan, the name of seven Israelites

1) one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin
2) last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul
3) son of Maachah, one of David's mighty warriors
4) father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
5) one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law
6) one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
7) another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
8) son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ?
9) son of Igdaliah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָנָן‎ proper name, masculine (gracious; compare Sabean ‎חנן‎, Phoenician ‎חנא‎) —

1. one of the warriors of David 1Chr 11:43.

2. one of the heads of families of Nethinim Ezra 2:46 = Neh 7:49.

3. names of Levites Neh 8:7; Neh 10:11*; Neh 13:3.

4. chiefs of the people:
a. Neh 10:23*.
b. Neh 10:27*.

5. Benjamite name 1Chr 8:23; 1Chr 8:38; 1Chr 9:44 (compare proper name, of a location ‎בֵּית חָנָן‎, Mishna ‎כְּפַר חָנָן‎).

6. ‎אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים‎ head of a prophetic guild, ‎בְּנֵי חָנָן‎ Jer 35:4.

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