Strong’s H3663 · Hebrew

כְּנַנְיָה
Kᵉnanyâh
ken-an-yaw'

Definition

Kenanjah, an Israelite

Etymology

or כְּנַנְיָהוּ; from H3661 (כָּנַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has planted;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Chenaniah

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