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)
וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ן and Jehohanan Neh.6.18

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 • Nehemiah's opponent • Father-in-law of Tobiah, an opponent of Nehemiah

Ammonite living at the time of Exile and Return

Jehohanan was the father-in-law of Tobiah, an opponent of Nehemiah during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.

Jehohanan is mentioned in Nehemiah 6:18 as the father-in-law of Tobiah, one of the main opponents of Nehemiah during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. Tobiah, along with Sanballat and Geshem, actively tried to hinder and discourage Nehemiah's efforts to reconstruct the city's defenses. The passage notes that many in Judah were bound by oath to Tobiah because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah, son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam, son of Berechiah. These family connections suggest that Tobiah had significant influence and support among some of the Jewish nobles, which made it more difficult for Nehemiah to carry out his mission. The text does not provide any further information about Jehohanan himself, but his relationship to Tobiah and his marriage into another prominent family highlight the complex social and political dynamics that Nehemiah had to navigate during the rebuilding process.

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