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Lexicon :: Strong's H7935 - šᵊḵanyâ

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שְׁכַנְיָה
Transliteration
šᵊḵanyâ
Pronunciation
shek-an-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

שְׁכַנְיָה Shᵉkanyâh, shek-an-yaw'; or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ Shᵉkanyâhûw; from H7931 and H3050; Jah has dwelt; Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites:—Shecaniah, Shechaniah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H7935 in the following manner: Shechaniah (8x), Shecaniah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H7935 in the following manner: Shechaniah (8x), Shecaniah (2x).

  1. Shecaniah or Shechaniah = "dweller with Jehovah"

    1. a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra

    2. son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam and one who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

    3. father of Shemaiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

    4. son of Arah, father-in-law of Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah

    5. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

    6. a priest in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁכַנְיָה Shᵉkanyâh, shek-an-yaw'; or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ Shᵉkanyâhûw; from H7931 and H3050; Jah has dwelt; Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites:—Shecaniah, Shechaniah.
STRONGS H7935: Abbreviations
† (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. שְׁכַנְיָ֫הוּ 2 Chronicles 31:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

3:21; 3:22; 24:11

2 Chronicles

31:15

Ezra

8:3; 8:5; 10:2

Nehemiah

3:29; 6:18; 10:5; 12:3; 12:14

H7935

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7935 matches the Hebrew שְׁכַנְיָה (šᵊḵanyâ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:21 - The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Arnan. Arnan’s son was Obadiah. Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:22 - The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:11 - The ninth lot fell to Jeshua.
The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15 - His faithful assistants were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the gifts among the families of priests in their towns by their divisions, dividing the gifts fairly among old and young alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:3 - a descendant of Shecaniah.
From the family of Parosh: Zechariah and 150 other men were registered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:5 - From the family of Zattu[fn]: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:29 - Next Zadok son of Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:18 - For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him because his father-in-law was Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:3 - Shecaniah, Harim,[fn] Meremoth,
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