Lexical Definition

‎כְּנָנִי‎ Kᵉnânîy (ken-aw-nee') Chenani ^N:N-M-P
from ‎כָּנַן‎; planted

Chenani.

• § Chenani = "my station"
• Kenani, an Israelite

1) one of the Levites who assisted at the solemn purification of the people under Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.9.4

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎כְּנָנִי‎ proper name, masculine a Levite Neh 9:4, ‎א‎^c. a A Ξανανι, ᵐ5^L Ξωνενιας (B omitted)

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned leader • Levite who led the people in confession

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Chenani was a Levite who led the people in confession and worship. (Neh.9.4)

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.9.4;
• only referred to as Chenani כְּנָנִי.

Chenani is mentioned in Nehemiah 9:4 as one of the Levites who stood on the stairs and led the people in a prayer of confession and worship during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. He is listed alongside other Levites such as Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani. The prayer they led acknowledged God's faithfulness, recounted Israel's history, and confessed the nation's sins.

All entries for Chenani: כְּנָנִי