שְׁכַנְיָה
Transliteration
šᵊḵanyâ
Pronunciation
shek-an-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From שָׁכַן (H7931) and יָהּ (H3050)
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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 3:21; 1 Chronicles 3:22; 1 Chronicles 24:11

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 31:15

Ezra

Ezra 8:3; Ezra 8:5; Ezra 10:2

Nehemiah

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