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.

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

See Greek: Ἀνανίας · Ἄννας

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
חֲנַנְיָ֑ה Hananiah Jer.37.13

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

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Male • Father of Shelemiah • A gatekeeper during the time of Jeremiah.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, was a gatekeeper who arrested Jeremiah on suspicion of defecting to the Babylonians.

Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, is mentioned in Jeremiah 37:13 as a gatekeeper during the time of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. When Jeremiah attempted to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin, Hananiah arrested him at the Benjamin Gate, accusing him of defecting to the Babylonians. Despite Jeremiah's denial of the charge, Hananiah brought the prophet to the officials, who beat him and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the scribe. This incident occurred during the reign of King Zedekiah when the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem. Hananiah's actions reflect the tense and suspicious atmosphere in the city during this time, as well as the opposition faced by Jeremiah for his prophetic messages.

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