Lexical Definition

‎כְּנַעֲנָה‎ Kᵉnaʻănâh (ken-ah-an-aw') Chenaanah ^N:N-M-P
feminine of ‎כְּנַעַן‎

Chenaanah.

• § Chenaanah = "trader"
• Kenaanah, the name of two Israelites

1) father of Zedekiah the false prophet of Ahab
2) son of Bilhan, grandson of Jediael, and great grandson of Benjamin and the founder of a house of Benjamin

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11
• father of: Zedekiah (צִדְקִיָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎כְּנַעֲנָה‎

proper name, masculine 1. father of prophet Zedekiah 1Kgs 22:11; 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:10; 2Chr 18:23 (ᵐ5 Ξανααν, Ξαανα, Ξανανα).

2. a Benjamite 1Chr 7:10 (ᵐ5 Ξανααν, Ξαναναν).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Zedekiah • False prophet who opposed Micaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was a false prophet who opposed Micaiah. (1Ki.22.11,24; 2Ch.18.10,23)

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11;
• only referred to as Chenaanah כְּנַעֲנָה;
• father of Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּה.

Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was a false prophet who lived during the reign of King Ahab of Israel. He is mentioned in the context of the battle at Ramoth-gilead, where he, along with other false prophets, encouraged Ahab to go to war against the Arameans. Zedekiah made iron horns and claimed that Ahab would gore the Arameans until they were destroyed. When the true prophet Micaiah prophesied Ahab's defeat, Zedekiah struck him on the cheek and questioned the source of his prophecy. Micaiah responded by saying that Zedekiah would go into an inner chamber to hide when his false prophecy was exposed. The biblical account portrays Zedekiah as a false prophet who opposed God's true message delivered through Micaiah.

All entries for Chenaanah: כְּנַעֲנָה

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