Strong's H7935 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שְׁכַנְיָה (Shᵉkanyâh)

Pronunciation: shek-an-yaw'

POS: shek-an-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or (prolonged) ; from and ; Jah has dwelt;

Definition: or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ; from שָׁכַן and יָהּ; Jah has dwelt; Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites; Shecaniah, Shechaniah.

KJV Usage: Shecaniah, Shechaniah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah"
• 2. 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra
• 3. 2) son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
• 4. 3) father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
• 5. 4) son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah
• 6. 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
• 7. 6) a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

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