Hanani — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲנָנִי

חֲנָנִי

Chănânîy · pronounced khan-aw-nee' · Strong's H2607 · a man

Hanani means gracious.

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

from H2603; gracious; Chanani, the name of six Israelites.

1Kgs 16:1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, (KJV)

11 occurrences in 11 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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