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Canan — the meaning of the Hebrew name חָנָן

חָנָן

Chânân · pronounced khaw-nawn' · Strong's H2605 · a man

Canan means favor.

Built from

חָנַן chânan (from, H2603) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2603; favor; Chanan, the name of seven Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 8:23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, (KJV)

Every verse that names Canan

12 occurrences in 12 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

1Chr 8:231Chr 8:381Chr 9:441Chr 11:43Ezra 2:46Neh 7:49Neh 8:7Neh 10:11Neh 10:23Neh 10:27Neh 13:13Jer 35:4

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