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"Hananiah" is a common misspelling or typo for: Hannah.

Date "Hananiah" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: HANANIAH

Domain Definition
Bible Hananiah Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4,23). (3.) One of Uzziah's military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah (Jer. 37:13). (5.) Jer. 36:12. (6.) Neh. 10:23. (7.) Shadrach, one of the "three Hebrew children" (Dan. 1; 6:7). (8.) Son of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:19, 21). (9.) Ezra 10:28. (10.) The "ruler of the palace; he was a faithful man, and feared God above many" (Neh. 7:2). (11.) Neh. 3:8. (12.) Neh. 3:30 (13.) A priest, son of Jeremiah (Neh. 12:12). (14.) A false prophet contemporary with Jeremiah (28:3, 17). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: HANANIAH

Expressions Definition
Hananiah (Book of Daniel) A Hebrew boy in the Book of Daniel in the Bible, also known as Shadrach. (references)

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Extended Definition: HANANIAH

Hananiah

A Hebrew name meaning "YHWH is Gracious". The name of several characters in the Bible, including:

  • Hananiah (prophet), a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah
  • Hananiah (Book of Daniel), a young man taken captive from Israel to Babylon and companion of Daniel, usually referred to as Shadrach (the Babylonian name imposed on him by his captors)
  • In the New Testament there are several characters named Ananias, the Hellenized form of Hananiah
  • Hananiah or Haninah is the name of several Talmudic personalities

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Topics by Level of Interest: HANANIAH

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Joshua ben Hananiah 66     Hananiah 5
Hananiah 5     Hananiah (Samaritan) 2
Hananiah Harari 4     Hananiah Harari 4
Hananiah (Samaritan) 2     Joshua ben Hananiah 66

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).