7935. Shekanyah or Shekanyahu

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Shekanyah or Shekanyahu: Shecaniah or Shechaniah

Original Word: שְׁכַנְיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shkanyah
Pronunciation: shek-an-YAH or shek-an-YAH-hoo
Phonetic Spelling: (shek-an-yaw')
Definition: Shecaniah or Shechaniah
Meaning: Shekanjah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shecaniah, Shechaniah

Or (prol.) Shkanyahuw {shek-an-yaw'-hoo}; from shakan and Yahh; Jah has dwelt; Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites -- Shecaniah, Shechaniah.

see HEBREW shakan

see HEBREW Yahh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shakan and Yah
Definition
"Yah has taken up His abode," the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Shecaniah (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

(שְׁכַנְיָ֫ה(וּׅ) proper name, masculine (׳י hath taken up his abode); — שְׁכַנְיָה, Σεχενια(ς), etc.:

1 descendant of Jehoiakin 1 Chronicles 3:21,22 (on context see Kit), Ezra 8:3,5.

2 Ezra 10:2 (different from 1 ?).

3 father of a wall-builder Nehemiah 3:29.

4 father-in-law of Tobiah Nehemiah 6:18.

5 priestly name:

a. Nehemiah 12:3 = שְׁכַנְיָ֫הוּ 1 Chronicles 24:11, compare שְׁכַנְיָה

3 Nehemiah 10:5; Nehemiah 12:14.

b. שְׁכַנְיָ֫הוּ2Chronicles 31:15.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁכַן (shakan), meaning "to dwell" or "to settle," combined with יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name Shekanjah in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. However, the concept of "dwelling" or "abiding" is captured in Greek by words such as μένω (menō, Strong's Greek 3306), which means "to remain" or "to dwell."

Usage: Shekanjah is a proper noun used as a masculine name in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of several individuals in the Old Testament.

Context: • Shekanjah, son of Jehiel: Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:21, he is a descendant of David through his son Solomon, listed in the genealogies of the post-exilic community.
• Shekanjah, son of Obed-edom: Found in 1 Chronicles 26:4, he is one of the gatekeepers in the temple, a role of significant responsibility and honor.
• Shekanjah, father of Shemaiah: Referenced in Nehemiah 3:29, he is noted in the context of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls, indicating his family's involvement in the restoration efforts.
• Shekanjah, son of Arah: In Ezra 10:2, he is one of the leaders who supported Ezra in addressing the issue of intermarriage with foreign women, demonstrating his commitment to the covenant community's purity.
• Shekanjah, son of Elam: Also mentioned in Ezra 10:26, he is listed among those who had taken foreign wives but agreed to put them away in obedience to the law.

Forms and Transliterations

וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ ושכניהו לִשְׁכַנְיָ֖הוּ לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה לשכניה לשכניהו שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה שְׁכַנְיָ֥ה שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה שְׁכַנְיָֽה׃ שכניה שכניה׃ liš·ḵan·yā·hū liš·ḵan·yāh lishchanYah lishchanYahu lišḵanyāh lišḵanyāhū šə·ḵan·yāh šəḵanyāh shechanYah ū·šə·ḵan·yā·hū ūšəḵanyāhū ushechanYahu

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 3:21
HEB: עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָֽה׃ ס
NAS: of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.
KJV: of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
INT: of Obadiah the sons of Shecaniah

1 Chronicles 3:22
HEB: וּבְנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה שְׁמַעְיָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֣י
NAS: The descendants of Shecaniah [were] Shemaiah,
KJV: And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah:
INT: the descendants of Shecaniah Shemaiah and the sons

1 Chronicles 24:11
HEB: לְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙ הַתְּשִׁעִ֔י לִשְׁכַנְיָ֖הוּ הָעֲשִׂרִֽי׃
NAS: for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,
KJV: to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
INT: to Jeshua the ninth Shecaniah the tenth

2 Chronicles 31:15
HEB: וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ בְּעָרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים
NAS: Amariah and Shecaniah in the cities
KJV: Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities
INT: Shemaiah Amariah and Shecaniah the cities of the priests

Ezra 8:3
HEB: מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה ס מִבְּנֵ֥י
NAS: of the sons of Shecaniah [who was] of the sons
KJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons
INT: of the sons of Shechaniah of the sons of Pharosh

Ezra 8:5
HEB: מִבְּנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ יַחֲזִיאֵ֑ל
NAS: of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son
KJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son
INT: of the sons of Shechaniah the son of Jahaziel

Ezra 10:2
HEB: וַיַּעַן֩ שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה בֶן־ יְחִיאֵ֜ל
NAS: Shecaniah the son of Jehiel,
KJV: And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel,
INT: answered Shecaniah the son of Jehiel

Nehemiah 3:29
HEB: שְׁמַֽעְיָ֣ה בֶן־ שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה שֹׁמֵ֖ר שַׁ֥עַר
NAS: the son of Shecaniah, the keeper
KJV: the son of Shechaniah, the keeper
INT: Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah the keeper Gate

Nehemiah 6:18
HEB: חָתָ֥ן ה֖וּא לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה בֶן־ אָרַ֑ח
NAS: he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son
KJV: unto him, because he [was] the son in law of Shechaniah the son
INT: was the son-in-law he of Shecaniah the son of Arah

Nehemiah 12:3
HEB: שְׁכַנְיָ֥ה רְחֻ֖ם מְרֵמֹֽת׃
NAS: Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
KJV: Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
INT: Shecaniah Rehum Meremoth

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7935
10 Occurrences

liš·ḵan·yāh — 1 Occ.
liš·ḵan·yā·hū — 1 Occ.
šə·ḵan·yāh — 7 Occ.
ū·šə·ḵan·yā·hū — 1 Occ.