Hanan

Son of Azel, a descendant of King Saul.

A written article for Hanan is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hanan appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

1300 BC

1200 BC
Hanan

c. 1200 BC

Original word

חָנָן hanan

H2605

Relationships

Father: Azel Brother: Azrikam Brother: Bocheru Brother: Ishmael Brother: Obadiah Brother: Obadiah Brother: Sheariah

Citations

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Where Hanan appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 8

וְעַבְדּוֹן וְזִכְרִי וְחָנָֽן׃

And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

וּלְאָצֵל שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם עַזְרִיקָם׀ בֹּכְרוּ וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וּשְׁעַרְיָה וְעֹֽבַדְיָה וְחָנָן כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אָצַֽל׃

And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 9

וּלְאָצֵל שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם עַזְרִיקָם׀ בֹּכְרוּ וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וּשְׁעַרְיָה וְעֹֽבַדְיָה וְחָנָן אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אָצַֽל׃

And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 11

חָנָן בֶּֽן-מַעֲכָה וְיֽוֹשָׁפָט הַמִּתְנִֽי׃

Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

Ezra 2

בְּנֵֽי-חָגָב בְּנֵי-‫(שמלי)‬ שַׁלְמַי בְּנֵי חָנָֽן׃

The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,

Nehemiah 7

בְּנֵֽי-חָנָן בְּנֵֽי-גִדֵּל בְּנֵי-גָֽחַר׃

The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

Nehemiah 8

וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה׀ יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי׀ הֽוֹדִיָּה מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יֽוֹזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת-הָעָם לַתּוֹרָה וְהָעָם עַל-עָמְדָֽם׃

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Nehemiah 10

וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם שְׁבַנְיָה הֽוֹדִיָּה קְלִיטָא פְּלָאיָה חָנָֽן׃

And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

פְּלַטְיָה חָנָן עֲנָיָֽה׃

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

וַֽאֲחִיָּה חָנָן עָנָֽן׃

And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

Nehemiah 13

וָאֽוֹצְרָה עַל-אֽוֹצָרוֹת שֶֽׁלֶמְיָה הַכֹּהֵן וְצָדוֹק הַסּוֹפֵר וּפְדָיָה מִן-הַלְוִיִּם וְעַל-יָדָם חָנָן בֶּן-זַכּוּר בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה כִּי נֶֽאֱמָנִים נֶחְשָׁבוּ וַֽעֲלֵיהֶם לַֽחֲלֹק לַֽאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃

And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

Jeremiah 35

וָאָבִא אֹתָם בֵּית יְהוָה אֶל-לִשְׁכַּת בְּנֵי חָנָן בֶּן-יִגְדַּלְיָהוּ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר-אֵצֶל לִשְׁכַּת הַשָּׂרִים אֲשֶׁר מִמַּעַל לְלִשְׁכַּת מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ בֶן-שַׁלֻּם שֹׁמֵר הַסַּֽף׃

And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: