Given name
Chenaniah
“Yah has established”·“Yah is firm”·“established of the Lord”
Chenaniah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewכנניה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Chenaniah means “Yah has established,” “Yah is firm” or “established of the Lord.”
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Where it comes from
Chenaniah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb kanan (כנן), “to be set up, fixed or established.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Chenaniah appears in 1 Chronicles 15:22.
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Chenaniah’s family of names
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Jachinshares a root
- Achimshares a root
- Chunshares a root
- Chiunshares a root
- Naconshares a root
- Jehoiachinshares a root
- Cunshares a root
- Conaniahshares a root
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