2606. Chananel
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Chananel: Hananel

Original Word: חֲנַנְאֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Chananel
Pronunciation: khan-an-ale'
Phonetic Spelling: (khan-an-ale')
Definition: Hananel
Meaning: Chananel

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָנַן (chanan), meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor," combined with אֵל (El), meaning "God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper noun "Chananel" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew name related to a location in Jerusalem.

Usage: The name "Chananel" means "God is gracious" or "God has favored." It is used in the Bible as a proper noun, specifically referring to a tower in Jerusalem.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Tower of Hananel is mentioned in the context of the rebuilding and fortification of Jerusalem. It is a significant landmark in the city's defenses, representing God's protection and favor upon His people. The tower's mention underscores the importance of Jerusalem as a spiritual and political center for the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chanan and el
Definition
"God is gracious," a tower in Jer.
NASB Translation
Hananel (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲנַנְאֵל proper name, masculine (E l; is gracious; compare Phoenician חננבעל, אלחנן, etc.) — name of a tower at Jerusalem Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10; Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hananeel

From chanan and 'el; God has favored; Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named -- Hananeel.

see HEBREW chanan

see HEBREW 'el

Forms and Transliterations
חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ חֲנַנְאֵל֙ חננאל חננאל׃ chananEl ḥă·nan·’êl ḥănan’êl
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 3:1
HEB: עַ֖ד מִגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ ס
NAS: [and] the Tower of Hananel.
KJV: it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
INT: against the Tower of Hananel

Nehemiah 12:39
HEB: הַדָּגִ֗ים וּמִגְדַּ֤ל חֲנַנְאֵל֙ וּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַמֵּאָ֔ה
NAS: the Tower of Hananel and the Tower
KJV: and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower
INT: the Fish the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred

Jeremiah 31:38
HEB: לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל שַׁ֥עַר הַפִּנָּֽה׃
NAS: from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner
KJV: from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate
INT: the LORD the Tower of Hananel Gate to the Corner

Zechariah 14:10
HEB: הַפִּנִּ֔ים וּמִגְדַּ֣ל חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יִקְבֵ֥י
NAS: and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's
KJV: and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's
INT: the corner the Tower of Hananel far wine

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2606
4 Occurrences


ḥă·nan·’êl — 4 Occ.
















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