חֲנָ֘נִי֮
𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉
Chanani
Hanani
Proper noun; a personal name meaning 'Yah (short for YHWH) has shown favor' or 'Yah is gracious.' Used as the name of multiple Israelite individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The semantic range is primarily as a theophoric personal name, signifying one perceived to have received favor or grace from Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 19:2 · Word #6
Lexicon H2607
| Lemma | חֲנָנִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Chanani |
| Strong's | H2607 |
| Definition | Proper noun; a personal name meaning 'Yah (short for YHWH) has shown favor' or 'Yah is gracious.' Used as the name of multiple Israelite individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The semantic range is primarily as a theophoric personal name, signifying one perceived to have received favor or grace from Yahweh. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Hanani |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2607-01
Yah-has-been-gracious
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name; theophoric formation from חנן with suffixed י (Yah). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is formed from the root חנן (to be gracious) with the theophoric suffix י (Yah). Rendering it as "Yah-has-been-gracious" preserves both the verbal idea of gracious favor and the embedded divine name element. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Chanani
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah-has-been-gracious |
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