Mikneiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִקְנֵיָהוּ

מִקְנֵיָהוּ

Miqnêyâhûw · pronounced mik-nay-yaw'-hoo · Strong's H4737 · a man

Mikneiah means possession of Jah.

Built from

מִקְנֶה miqneh (from, H4735) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

from H4735 and H3050; possession of Jah; Miknejah, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 15:18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mikneiah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 15:181Chr 15:21

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