Hanniel — the meaning of the Hebrew name חַנִּיאֵל

חַנִּיאֵל

Channîyʼêl · pronounced khan-nee-ale' · Strong's H2592 · a man

Hanniel means favor of God.

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 ›

from H2603 and H410; favor of God; Channiel, the name of two Israelites.

Num 34:23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Numbers, 1 Chronicles

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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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