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Chenaanah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3668

כְּנַעֲנָה

ke.na.a.nah — Chenaanah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11; father of: Zedekiah (H6667) § Chenaanah = "trader" 1) father of Zedekiah the false prophet of Ahab 2) son of Bilhan, grandson of Jediael, and great grandson of Benjamin and the founder of a house of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6667

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ

tsid.qiy.yah — Zedekiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11; son of: Chenaanah (H3668) § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity 2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon 4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah 5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 6) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2133

זֵיתָן

ze.tan — Zethan

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Ehud (H0164H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Tarshish (H8659I) and Ahishahar (H0300) § Zethan = "olive" a Benjamite of the sons of Bilhan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H300

אֲחִישָׁ֑חַר

a.chi.sha.char — Ahishahar

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Ehud (H0164H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Zethan (H2133) and Tarshish (H8659I) § Ahishahar = "my brother is dawn" or "brother of the dawn" a Benjamite

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Historical dictionary entry

Merchant. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 7:10). (2.) The father of Zedekiah (1 Kings 22:11, 24).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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