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Hananiah; theophoric name meaning 'YHWH has been gracious,' borne by multiple biblical figures.
Hananiah (also spelled Hananyahu with the longer divine-name ending) is one of the most common theophoric names in the Hebrew Bible, meaning 'YHWH has been gracious.' It belongs to at least eight distinct individuals, including one of Daniel's three companions (Dan 1:6-7, later called Shadrach), the false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer 28), a son of Zerubbabel in the royal Davidic genealogy (1 Chr 3:19), and a captain in Uzziah's army (2 Chr 26:11). The Greek equivalent Ananias carries the same name into the New Testament period. The frequency of the name testifies to the popularity of thanksgiving-type names among postexilic Judeans.
Senses
1. Hananiah (various persons) — A theophoric personal name meaning 'YHWH has been gracious,' borne by multiple distinct individuals across the Hebrew Bible. The most prominent include Daniel's companion renamed Shadrach (Dan 1:6-7, 19), the false prophet who clashed with Jeremiah by breaking the yoke-bars (Jer 28:1-17), a son of Zerubbabel in the Davidic line (1 Chr 3:19, 21), and a military captain under Uzziah (2 Chr 26:11). The longer form Hananyahu appears in Chronicles and in ancient Hebrew seals. The Greek form Ananias (Ananias) confirms the name's persistence into the Second Temple period. 28×
AR["حَنَنيا", "حَنَنْيا", "حَنَنْيَا"]·ben["হননিয়", "হননিয়া", "হননিয়ের", "হননীয়া", "হনানিয়"]·DE["Chananja", "Hananja"]·EN["Chananyah", "Chananyahu", "Hananiah", "Hananyah"]·FR["Hanania", "[חנניה]"]·heb["חנניה", "חנניהו"]·HI["हनन्या", "हनन्याह", "हनन्याह-ने"]·ID["Hananya"]·IT["Anania", "Hanania"]·jav["Hananya", "Khananya"]·KO["하나냐", "하나냐가", "하나냐야", "하나냐와", "하나냐의", "하나니야", "하나니야를", "하난냐가", "하난니야"]·PT["Chananyah", "Hananyah", "Hananyahu"]·RU["Хананией", "Ханании", "Ханания", "Хананья", "Хананьяху"]·ES["Hananías", "Jananyah", "Jananyahu", "Ḥananyah"]·SW["Hanania", "Hananya"]·TR["Hananya", "Hananya'nın", "Hananya'ya"]·urd["حنانیاہ", "حننیاہ", "حننیاہ-نے", "حنَنیاہ"]
1 Chr 3:19, 1 Chr 3:21, 1 Chr 8:24, 1 Chr 25:4, 1 Chr 25:23, 2 Chr 26:11, Ezra 10:28, Neh 3:8, Neh 3:30, Neh 7:2, Neh 10:23, Neh 12:12 (+16 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, חֲנַנְיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath been gracious)—𝔊 Ἀνανίας; חֲנַנְיָהוּ: (cf. חנניהו on Israel. seal, GanneauJAs Fev.-Mars 1883, 128, No. 1)— 1. father of a prince under Jehoiakim Je 36:12. 2. captain of Uzziah’s army 2 Ch 26:11. 3. chief of one of the divisions of musicians of David 1 Ch 25:23 = חֲנַנְיָה v 4.—חֲנַנְיָה: 4. a false prophet of Jeremiah’s time Je 28:1, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13,…