HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2606
חֲנַנְאֵל
cha.nan.el — (Tower of) Hananel
Hananeel = "God has favoured" the name of a tower in Jerusalem Combined with mig.dal (מִגְדָּל " Tower" H4026)
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Hananeel
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
God has graciously given, a tower in the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:1; 12:39). It is mentioned also in Jer. 31:38; Zech. 14:10.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.