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Chenani
my pillar
כְּנָנִי ke.na.ni
Chenani (Hebrew: כְּנָנִי, ke.na.ni) means “my pillar”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Nehemiah 9:4. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Bani in Nehemiah 9.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Chenani
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Nehemiah 9:4 |
| Cross-references | 20 linked passages |
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.9.4
§ Chenani = "my station"
one of the Levites who assisted at the solemn purification of the people under Ezra
Chenani was a Levite who led the people in confession and worship.
The biblical story
Chenani is mentioned in Neh.9.4 as one of the Levites who stood on the stairs and led the people in a prayer of confession and worship during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. He is listed alongside other Levites such as Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani. The prayer they led acknowledged God's faithfulness, recounted Israel's history, and confessed the nation's sins.
Key verses
Chenani appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.
Nehemiah 9:4
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Nehemiah (1)
- Nehemiah 9:4