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ḥănānī חֲנָנִי ‘Hanani’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥānan חָנַן ‘be gracious / be loathsome’
Roots: חנן

ḥănānī pr n m pers
Hanani = "gracious"
1) one of the sons of Heman, a chief musician of David, and head of the 18th course of the service
2) a seer who rebuked Asa, king of Judah, and was imprisoned
 2a) maybe, father of Jehu the seer who testified against Baasha
3) one of the priests who in the time of Ezra took a foreign wife
4) brother of Nehemiah whom Nehemiah appointed governor of Jerusalem
5) another priest who was the chief musician under Nehemiah

Mentioned in 1 Kings 16:1, 16:7 Ezra 10:20 Nehemiah 1:2, 7:2, 12:36 1 Chronicles 25:25, 25:4 2 Chronicles 19:2, 20:34, 16:7

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