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Shecaniah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּStrong’s H7935

shekhanyah (she-khan-yah)

Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shekhanyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “shecaniah”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.”
1 Chronicles 3:21 KJV
Meaning
  1. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  2. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  3. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  4. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  5. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  6. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  7. Son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
  8. A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
  9. A priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
  10. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  11. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  12. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  13. Son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
  14. A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
  15. A priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
  16. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  17. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  18. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  19. Son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
  20. A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
  21. A priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
  22. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  23. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  24. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  25. Son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
  26. A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
  27. A priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
  28. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  29. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  30. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  31. Son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
  32. A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
  33. A priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
  34. A descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
  35. Son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  36. Father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  37. Son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
  38. A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
  39. A priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
How it's translated
  • shecaniah 7
  • to shecaniah 1
  • and shecaniah 1
  • of shecaniah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 3
  • Ezra 3
  • Nehemiah 3
  • 2 Chronicles 1

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 10 verses, by book
1 Chronicles 3
3:213:2224:11
2 Chronicles 1
31:15
Nehemiah 3
3:296:1812:3
Hebrew dictionary

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.21; son of: Hananiah (H2608L); brother of: Pelatiah (H6410), Jeshaiah (H3470B), Rephaiah (H7509), Arnan (H0770) and Obadiah (H5662H); father of: Shemaiah (H8098B) § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah …

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.11 § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15 § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.3 § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.5 § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.10.2; son of: Jehiel (H3171O); father of: Shemaiah (H8098R) § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ shekhanyah · Shecaniah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.6.18; son of: Arah (H0733I) § Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.