The meaning of “חֲנַנְאֵל”
Understanding Chănanʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Hananeel. - § Hananeel = "God has favoured" - Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named ...
חֲנַנְאֵל
Hananeel. - § Hananeel = "God has favoured" - Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named 1) the name of a tower in Jerusalem
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah 3:1 | “Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.” Word: חֲנַנְאֵל (Chănanʼêl) | |
| Nehemiah 12:39 | “And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.” Word: חֲנַנְאֵל (Chănanʼêl) | |
| Jeremiah 31:38 | “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.” Word: חֲנַנְאֵל (Chănanʼêl) | |
| Zechariah 14:10 | “All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.” Word: חֲנַנְאֵל (Chănanʼêl) |