Conaniah — the meaning of the Hebrew name כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ

כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ

Kôwnanyâhûw · pronounced ko-nan-yaw'-hoo · Strong's H3562 · a man · also spelled Cononiah

Conaniah means Jah has sustained.

Built from

כּוּן kûwn (from, H3559) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3559 and H3050; Jah has sustained; Conanjah, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

2Chr 31:12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. (KJV)

Every verse that names Conaniah

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 2 Chronicles

2Chr 31:122Chr 31:132Chr 35:9

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