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HANANI

(Heb. ḥănānî)

1. A seer, the father of the prophet Jehu (1 Kgs. 16:1, 7; 2 Chr. 19:2). Hanani rebuked King Asa of Judah and predicted the demise of his line because Asa had sent gold and silver to Ben-hadad in order to form a treaty which would spare Judah yet in turn freed Ben-hadad to sack the towns of Israel (2 Chr. 16:1-10).

2. One of the 14 sons of Heman who served as prophets, temple singers, and musicians for David (1 Chr. 25:4-5, 25).

3. A son of the priestly family of Immer found guilty of intermarrying with foreign women (Ezra 10:20).

4. Nehemiah’s brother who brought news to him at the citadel of Susa of the poor condition of the remnant of Jews (Neh. 1:2-3). Hanani’s report of their disgraceful condition prompted Nehemiah’s work to rebuild the city and restore the wall. After the city’s restoration, Hanani was put in charge of the administration of the city (Neh. 7:2). Although Hanani and Hananiah in the same verse may be two distinct individuals, it seems more natural to take the latter name as appositive, “Hanani, namely, Hananiah the commander of the citadel.”

5. A priest and trumpeter who took part in the rededication ceremony of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:36).

Bibliography. C. G. Tuland, “Hanani-Hananiah,” JBL 77 (1958): 157-61.

David Paul Latoundji

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HANANI

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)