The meaning of “כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ”
Understanding Kôwnanyâhûw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Conaniah, Cononiah. Compare כְּנַנְיָה. - § Cononiah or Conaniah = "Jehovah has established" - Conanjah, the name of two...
כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ
Conaniah, Cononiah. Compare כְּנַנְיָה. - § Cononiah or Conaniah = "Jehovah has established" - Conanjah, the name of two Israelites 1) a Levite ruler in the time of Hezekiah 2) a Levite chief in the time of Josiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 31:12 | “And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.” Word: כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ (Kôwnanyâhûw) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:13 | “And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.” Word: כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ (Kôwnanyâhûw) | |
| 2 Chronicles 35:9 | “Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.” Word: כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ (Kôwnanyâhûw) |