Lexical Definition

‎יְהוֹחָנָן‎ Yᵉhôwchânân (yeh-ho-khaw-nawn') Johanan N:N-M-P
from ‎יְהֹוָה‎ and ‎חָנַן‎; Jehovah-favored

Jehohanan, Johanan. Compare ‎יוֹחָנָן‎.

1) a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel
2) a high priest in the time of Ezra
3) a Levite priest who took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah
4) son of Tobiah
5) a Korhite Levite and one of the doorkeepers to the tabernacle in the time of David
6) a captain of Judah under king Jehoshaphat
7) an Ephraimite
8) an Israelite with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) a Jewish captain after the fall of Jerusalem
10) the eldest son of king Josiah
11) a post-exilic prince of the line of David
12) father of Azariah, priest in Solomon's time
13) a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors
14) a Gadite, one of David's mighty warriors
15) a returning exile

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
יְ֠הוֹחָנָן Jehohanan 2Chr.23.1

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְהוֺחָנָן‎, ‎יוֺחָנָן‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 mostly Ἰωαναν, Ἰωναν (‎׳‎‎י‎ hath been gracious, compare ‎אֶלְחָנָן‎ ‎חֲנַנְאֵל‎ & references; also Phoenician ‎יחנבעל בעליחן‎) —

1. a. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ a priest Neh 12:13
b. high priest Ezra 10:6 = ‎יוֺחָנָן‎ Neh 12:22; Neh 12:23 apparently = ‎יוֺנָתָן‎ Neh 12:11 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Ἰωναθαν).

2. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ Levite Neh 12:42.

3. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ son of Tobiah Neh 6:18 (ᵐ5 Manuscripts Ἰωναθαν).

4. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ porter in David's time 1Chr 26:3 (ᵐ5 Ἰωνας, ᵐ5L Ἰωναθαν).

5. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ a Judaite captain 2Chr 17:15 apparently also 2Chr 23:1.

6. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ an Ephraimite 2Chr 28:12.

7. ‎׳‎‎יְהוֺ‎ an Israelite, Ezra's time Ezra 10:28.

8. ‎׳‎‎יוֺ‎ (& so all following) a Jewish captain, after fall of Jerusalem 2Kgs 25:23; Jer 40:8; Jer 40:13; Jer 40:15; Jer 40:16; Jer 41:11; Jer 41:13; Jer 41:14; Jer 41:15; Jer 41:16; Jer 42:1; Jer 42:8; Jer 43:2; Jer 43:4; Jer 43:5

9. eldest son of king Josiah 1Chr 3:15 ᵐ5L Ἰωαχας (apparently = ‎יְתוֺאָחָז‎ 2Kgs 23:30 + ).

10. a post-exilic prince of the line of David 1Chr 3:24.

11. father of Azariah, priest in Solomon's time 1Chr 5:35*; 1Chr 5:36*.

12. two of David's mighty men:
a. a Benjamite 1Chr 12:5
b. a Gadite 1Chr 12:13*.

13. a returning exile Ezra 8:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
2 Kings 23:30 · 25:23
1 Chronicles 3:15 · 3:24 · 5:35* · 5:36* · 12:5 · 12:13* · 26:3
2 Chronicles 17:15 · 23:1 · 28:12
Ezra 8:12 · 10:6 · 10:28
Nehemiah 6:18 · 12:11 · 12:13 · 12:22 · 12:23 · 12:42
Jeremiah 40:8 · 40:13 · 40:15 · 40:16 · 41:11 · 41:13 · 41:14 · 41:15 · 41:16 · 42:1 · 42:8 · 43:2 · 43:4 · 43:5

Profile

Male • Father of Ishmael • Father of Ishmael, a military leader under Jehoiada

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehohanan was the father of Ishmael, one of the military leaders who supported Jehoiada in his coup against Athaliah.

Jehohanan is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 23:1 as the father of Ishmael, one of the military leaders who supported the priest Jehoiada in his coup against Queen Athaliah. Athaliah had seized the throne of Judah after the death of her son, King Ahaziah, and had ordered the execution of all the royal heirs. However, Jehoiada and his wife, Jehosheba, managed to rescue the young prince Joash and hide him in the temple for six years. In the seventh year, Jehoiada gathered the military leaders, including Ishmael, son of Jehohanan, and revealed the existence of the rightful heir to the throne. The military leaders pledged their support to Joash and helped Jehoiada execute a plan to overthrow Athaliah and install Joash as king. The text does not provide any further information about Jehohanan himself, but his son's involvement in this significant event suggests that the family may have held a prominent position in the military or royal court.

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