Lexical Definition
שְׁכַנְיָה Shᵉkanyâh (shek-an-yaw') Shecaniah N:N-M-P
or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ Shᵉkanyâhûw (shek-an-yaw'-hoo); from שָׁכַן and יָהּ; Jah has dwelt
Shecaniah, Shechaniah.
- § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah"
- Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites
1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(שְׁכַנְיָ֫ה(וּׅ) proper name, masculine (׳י hath taken up his abode); — שְׁכַנְיָה, Σεχενια(ς), etc.:
1. descendant of Jehoiakin 1Chr 3:21; 1Chr 3:22 (on context see Kit), Ezra 8:3; Ezra 8:5.
2. Ezra 10:2 (different from 1 ?).
3. father of a wall-builder Neh 3:29.
4. father-in-law of Tobiah Neh 6:18.
5. priestly name:
a. Neh 12:3 = שְׁכַנְיָ֫הוּ 1Chr 24:11, compare שְׁכַנְיָה 3 Neh 10:5*; Neh 12:14.
** b.** שְׁכַנְיָ֫הוּ 2Chr 31:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 3:21 · 3:22 · 24:11 |
| 2 Chronicles | 31:15 |
| Ezra | 8:3 · 8:5 · 10:2 |
| Nehemiah | 3:29 · 6:18 · 10:5* · 12:3 · 12:14 |
Profile
Female • Nehmiah's opponent • Married to one of Tobiah's sons
Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - unnamed daughter of Shecaniah
The daughter of Shecaniah was married to one of Tobiah the Ammonite's sons.
- A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, inferred at Neh.6.18;
- only referred to as daughter_of_Shecaniah שְׁכַנְיָה;
- unnamed daughter of: Shecaniah שְׁכַנְיָה;
- wife of Tobiah טוֹבִיָּה.
The daughter of Shecaniah is mentioned in Nehemiah 6:18 as being married to one of the sons of Tobiah the Ammonite. Tobiah was an adversary who opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The marriage alliance between Shecaniah's daughter and Tobiah's son highlights the complex relationships and connections that existed among the Jewish nobles and their neighboring tribes during the post-exilic period.
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