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Hanan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(merciful). (1) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:23²³And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, (1 Chronicles 8:23)). (2) Descendant of Saul (1 Chron. 8:38³⁸And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 8:38)). (3) One of David’s guard (1 Chron. 11:43⁴³Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (1 Chronicles 11:43)). (4) His sons returned (Ezra 2:46⁴⁶The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, (Ezra 2:46)). (5, 6, 7) Co-covenanters with Nehemiah (Neh. 10:10,22,26¹⁰And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, (Nehemiah 10:10)
²²Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, (Nehemiah 10:22)
²⁶And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, (Nehemiah 10:26)). (8) A tithe-keeper (Neh. 13:13¹³And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. (Nehemiah 13:13)). (9) One who had temple rooms (Jer. 35:4⁴And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: (Jeremiah 35:4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Shashak, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:23²³And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, (1 Chronicles 8:23)).

2. Son of Azel, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:38³⁸And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 8:38); 1 Chron. 9:44⁴⁴And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 9:44)).

3. Son of Maachah and one of David’s mighty men (1 Chron. 11:43⁴³Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (1 Chronicles 11:43)).

4. Ancestor of some Nethinim who returned from exile (Ezra 2:46⁴⁶The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, (Ezra 2:46); Neh. 7:49⁴⁹The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, (Nehemiah 7:49)).

5-6. Levites who returned from exile, one of whom sealed the covenant (Neh. 8:7⁷Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (Nehemiah 8:7); Neh. 10:10¹⁰And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, (Nehemiah 10:10)).

7-8. Two chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:22,26²²Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, (Nehemiah 10:22)
²⁶And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, (Nehemiah 10:26)).

9. Son of Zaccur and one of the “treasurers.” Apparently the four treasurers or store-keepers represented the priests, the scribes, the Levites, and the people. (Neh. 13:13¹³And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. (Nehemiah 13:13)).

10. One whose sons had a chamber in the house of the Lord (Jer. 35:4⁴And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: (Jeremiah 35:4)).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a gracious giver