Given name
Benhanan
“son of the gracious one”·“son of being graceful”
Benhanan is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewבן־חנן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ben-hanan means “son of the gracious one” or “son of being graceful.”
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Where it comes from
Ben-hanan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ben (בן), “son,” and the Hebrew verb hanan (חנן), “to be gracious.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ben-hanan appears in 1 Chronicles 4:20.
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Benhanan’s family of names
See also 18
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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