BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3562
ko.nan.ya.hu — Conaniah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.31.12; brother of: Shimei (H8096Q) § Cononiah or Conaniah = "Jehovah has established" 1) a Levite ruler in the time of Hezekiah 2) a Levite chief in the time of Josiah
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Whom Jehovah hath set, a Levite placed over the tithes brought into the temple (2 Chr. 35:9).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
