This name belongs to 5 different people in the Bible:
- Hanani: A musician in the temple during David's reign
- Hanani: A seer who prophesied during the reign of Asa
- Hanani: A returnee from Babylon who had married a foreign wife
- Hanani: Nehemiah's brother, who reported on Jerusalem's condition
- Hanani: A priest who participated in the dedication of Jerusalem's wall
Definition
from H2603; gracious; Chanani, the name of six Israelites
Traditional renderings: Hanani.
Traditional renderings: Hanani.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
11 total
- 1 Kings 16:1חֲנָ֔נִי · of HananiThen the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
- 1 Kings 16:7חֲנָ֜נִי · of HananiMoreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
- 1 Chronicles 25:4חֲנָ֗נִי · HananiFrom the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
- 1 Chronicles 25:25לַחֲנָ֔נִי · to Hanani…the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 2 Chronicles 16:7חֲנָ֣נִי · HananiAt that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2חֲנָ֘נִי֮ · of HananiJehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
- 2 Chronicles 20:34חֲנָ֔נִי · of HananiAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
- Ezra 10:20חֲנָ֖נִי · HananiFrom the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
- Nehemiah 1:2חֲנָ֜נִי · HananiHanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 7:2חֲנָ֣נִי · HananiThen I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- Nehemiah 12:36חֲנָ֔נִי · and Hanani…and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.