Hananeel — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲנַנְאֵל

חֲנַנְאֵל

Chănanʼêl · pronounced khan-an-ale' · Strong's H2606 · a man

Hananeel means God has favored.

Built from

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

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2603 and H410; God has favored; Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named.

First appearance

Neh 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hananeel

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah

Neh 3:1Neh 12:39Jer 31:38Zech 14:10

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