Kᵉnanyâh — H3663
H3663 · Hebrew — כנניה
Pronunciation: ken-an-yaw'
Other spellings: Kᵉnanyâhûw כְּנַנְיָהוּ
Definition
masculine proper noun
Kenanjah, an Israelite
- Chenaniah = "Jehovah establishes"
- a Levite song leader who assisted in the procession of transporting the ark
- an Izharites officer of David
Usually translated as
Chenaniah
Origin
or Kᵉnanyâhûw; from H3661 and H3050; Jah has planted
Occurrences
Kᵉnanyâh occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (3)
- 1 Chronicles 15:22 — And Chenaniah (וּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּ), chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
- 1 Chronicles 15:27 — And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah (וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה) the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
- 1 Chronicles 26:29 — Of the Izharites, Chenaniah (כְּנַנְיָ֣הוּ) and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
Strong's Lexicon — K