H3663 H3663
Chenaniah, a Levite musician and official in David's time
A Levitical name meaning 'YHWH has established' or 'YHWH is firm.' Two individuals bear this name in Chronicles: a skilled musician appointed by David to lead the singing when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, and an Izharite Levite assigned to external duties as officer and judge. The name itself proclaims confidence in God's faithfulness and stability.
Senses
1. sense 1 — First Chronicles records Chenaniah (כְּנַנְיָה/כְּנַנְיָהוּ) in two roles: leading worship music during the ark's procession (15:22, 27) due to his skill (בַּמַּשָּׂא כִּי־מֵבִין הוּא, 'because he was skillful'), and serving as an officer/judge among the Izharites in Israel's administration (26:29). The minor spelling variation (with/without final ה) reflects scribal flexibility with theophoric names. Translations mostly transliterate: Spanish Quenanías, showing cross-cultural preservation of the proper name. 3×
AR["كَنَنْيَاهُو", "وَ-كَنَنْيَا"]·ben["ও-কনানিয়", "ও-গায়কেরা", "কননিয়"]·DE["[וכנניה]", "[וכנניהו]", "[כנניהו]"]·EN["Kenanyahu", "and-Kenanyah", "and-Kenanyahu"]·FR["[וכנניה]", "[וכנניהו]", "[כנניהו]"]·heb["ו-כנניה", "ו-כנניהו", "כנניהו"]·HI["और-कनन्याह", "और-कनन्याहू", "कनन्याहू"]·ID["Kenanya", "dan-Kenanya"]·IT["[וכנניה]", "[וכנניהו]", "[כנניהו]"]·jav["Kénanya", "Lan-Kénanyahu", "lan-Kénanya"]·KO["거냐니후", "그-와-군나냐", "그-와-군냐냐"]·PT["E-Kenanyahu", "Kenanyahu", "e-Kenanyah"]·RU["Кенаньягу", "и-Кенанья", "и-Кенаньяху"]·ES["Quenanías", "Y-Quenaniás", "y-Quenaniás"]·SW["Kenania", "na-Kenanya"]·TR["Kenanya", "Ve-Kenanya", "ve-Kenanya"]·urd["اور-کننیاہ", "کننیاہ"]
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
† כְּנַנְיָ֫הוּ n.pr.m. (י׳ is firm);— 1. a Levite 1 Ch 15:22 𝔊 Κωνενια, A Χωνενια, 𝔊L Ιεχονιας; = כְּנַנְיָה v 27, 𝔊 Ιεχονιας, A Χενενιας, 𝔊L Χονενιας. 2. an Izharite 1 Ch 26:29, 𝔊 Χωνεν(ε)ια(ς).