Lexical Definition
חֲנַנְיָה Chănanyâh (khan-an-yaw') Hananiah N:N-M-P
or חֲנַנְיָהוּ Chănanyâhûw (khan-an-yaw'-hoo); from חָנַן and יָהּ; Jah has favored
Hananiah.
- § Hananiah = "God has favoured"
- Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
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' (שַׁדְרַךְ or שַׁדְרַךְ)
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
Extended Information
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, חֲנַנְיָה proper name, masculine (׳י hath been gracious) — ᵐ5 Ἀνανίας; חֲנַנְיָהוּ: (compare חנניהו on Israel. Seal, GanneauJas Fev-Mars 1883, 128, No.1) —
1. father of a prince under Jehoiakim Jer 36:12.
2. captain of Uzziah's army 2Chr 26:11.
3. chief of one of the divisions musicians of David 1Chr 25:23 = חֲנַנְיָה v1Chr 25:4. — חֲנַנְיָה:
4. a false prophet of Jeremiah's time Jer 28:1; Jer 28:5; Jer 28:10; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:12; Jer 28:13; Jer 28:15 (twice in verse); Jer 28:17.
5. one of the three companions of Daniel Dan 1:6; Dan 1:7; Dan 1:11; Dan 1:19.
6. grandfather of an officer of the guard in Jeremiah's time Jer 37:13.
7. a son of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19; 1Chr 3:21.
8. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:24.
9. various post-exilic persons.
a. Ezra 10:28.
b. Neh 3:8.
c. Neh 3:30.
d. Neh 7:2.
e. Neh 10:24*. feminine Neh 12:12; Neh 12:41.
חֲנַנְיָה proper name, masculine (= Biblical Hebrew id.
5.); — Dan 2:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 3:19 · 3:21 · 8:24 · 25:4 · 25:23 |
| 2 Chronicles | 26:11 |
| Ezra | 10:28 |
| Nehemiah | 3:8 · 3:30 · 7:2 · 10:24* · 12:12 · 12:41 |
| Jeremiah | 28:1 · 28:5 · 28:10 · 28:11 · 28:12 · 28:13 · 28:15 · 28:17 · 36:12 · 37:13 |
| Daniel | 1:6 · 1:7 · 1:11 · 1:19 · 2:17 |
Profile
Male • Son of Azzur • A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah's prophecies.
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Hananiah, a false prophet, opposed Jeremiah's prophecies and falsely predicted the end of the Babylonian captivity within two years.
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.28.1;
- only referred to as Hananiah חֲנַנְיָה;
- a son of Azzur עַזּוּר.
Hananiah, son of Azzur, was a false prophet who confronted Jeremiah during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah (Jeremiah 28). At the beginning of Zedekiah's reign, Hananiah publicly contradicted Jeremiah's prophecy that the Babylonian captivity would last seventy years. In the presence of the priests and all the people in the temple, Hananiah falsely prophesied that within two years, God would break the yoke of the king of Babylon and bring back the temple vessels and the exiles (Jeremiah 28:1-4). He also removed the yoke from Jeremiah's neck, which symbolized the Babylonian captivity, and broke it (Jeremiah 28:10-11). In response, Jeremiah prophesied that Hananiah would die within a year for making the people trust in a lie (Jeremiah 28:15-16). As Jeremiah had foretold, Hananiah died two months later (Jeremiah 28:17). This event demonstrated the importance of discerning true prophets from false ones and the consequences of speaking falsely in the name of the Lord. Hananiah's actions and fate serve as a warning against those who would lead God's people astray with false promises and deceptive messages.
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