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Chenaanah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(merchant). (1) Father of Zedekiah (1 Kings 22:11¹¹And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. (1 Kings 22:11)). (2) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 7:10¹⁰The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. (1 Chronicles 7:10)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of the false prophet Zedekiah (1 Kings 22:11,24¹¹And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. (1 Kings 22:11)
²⁴But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? (1 Kings 22:24); 2 Chron. 18:10,23¹⁰And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. (2 Chronicles 18:10)
²³Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? (2 Chronicles 18:23)).

2. Son of Bilhan, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 7:10¹⁰The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. (1 Chronicles 7:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3668 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kna`anah

Phonic:

ken-ah-an-aw’

Meaning:

feminine of 3667; Kenaanah, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Chenaanah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

traffic: as if afflicted

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Broken in pieces; humiliation:―the name of two Israelites [CANAAN], 1 Chron. 7:10. {Perfractus}