Jehohanan

Father of Ishmael, a military leader under Jehoiada

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1000 BC

800 BC
Jehohanan

c. 900 BC

Original word

יְהוֹחָנָן jehohanan, johanan

H3076

Relationships

Son: Ishmael

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Where Jehohanan appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 12

וְיִֽשְׁמַעְיָה הַגִּבְעוֹנִי גִּבּוֹר בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁים וְעַל-הַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ וְיִרְמְיָה וְיַֽחֲזִיאֵל וְיוֹחָנָן וְיֽוֹזָבָד הַגְּדֵֽרָתִֽי׃

And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

יֽוֹחָנָן הַשְּׁמִינִי אֶלְזָבָד הַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

1 Chronicles 26

עֵילָם הַֽחֲמִישִׁי יְהֽוֹחָנָן הַשִּׁשִּׁי אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַי הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃

Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

2 Chronicles 17

וְעַל-יָדוֹ יְהֽוֹחָנָן הַשָּׂר וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים אָֽלֶף׃

And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.

2 Chronicles 23

וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִעִית הִתְחַזַּק יְהֽוֹיָדָע וַיִּקַּח אֶת-שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת לַֽעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-יְרֹחָם וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-יְהֽוֹחָנָן וְלַֽעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-עוֹבֵד וְאֶת-מַֽעֲשֵׂיָהוּ בֶן-עֲדָיָהוּ וְאֶת-אֱלִֽישָׁפָט בֶּן-זִכְרִי עִמּוֹ בַבְּרִֽית׃

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

2 Chronicles 28

וַיָּקֻמוּ אֲנָשִׁים מֵֽרָאשֵׁי בְנֵֽי-אֶפְרַיִם עֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-יְהֽוֹחָנָן בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ בֶן-מְשִׁלֵּמוֹת וִֽיחִזְקִיָּהוּ בֶּן-שַׁלֻּם וַֽעֲמָשָׂא בֶּן-חַדְלָי עַל-הַבָּאִים מִן-הַצָּבָֽא׃

Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,

Ezra 10

וַיָּקָם עֶזְרָא מִלִּפְנֵי בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל-לִשְׁכַּת יְהֽוֹחָנָן בֶּן-אֶלְיָשִׁיב וַיֵּלֶךְ שָׁם לֶחֶם לֹֽא-אָכַל וּמַיִם לֹֽא-שָׁתָה כִּי מִתְאַבֵּל עַל-מַעַל הַגּוֹלָֽה׃

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

וּמִבְּנֵי בֵּבָי יְהֽוֹחָנָן חֲנַנְיָה זַבַּי עַתְלָֽי׃

Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Nehemiah 6

כִּֽי-רַבִּים בִּֽיהוּדָה בַּֽעֲלֵי שְׁבוּעָה לוֹ כִּֽי-חָתָן הוּא לִשְׁכַנְיָה בֶן-אָרַח וִֽיהוֹחָנָן בְּנוֹ לָקַח אֶת-בַּת-מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃

For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

Nehemiah 12

לְעֶזְרָא מְשֻׁלָּם לַֽאֲמַרְיָה יְהֽוֹחָנָֽן׃

Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וְאֶלְעָזָר וְעֻזִּי וִֽיהוֹחָנָן וּמַלְכִּיָּה וְעֵילָם וָעָזֶר וַיַּשְׁמִיעוּ הַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְיִֽזְרַחְיָה הַפָּקִֽיד׃

And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.