Bible Dictionaries
Chenaniah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(chehn uh ni' ah) Personal name meaning, “Yahweh empowers.” 1. Chief of the Levites under David who instructed people in singing and played a leading role in bringing the ark back to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:22 , 1 Chronicles 15:27 ). 2 . A Levite whose family had charge of business outside the Temple, including work as officials and judges (1 Chronicles 26:29 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Chenaniah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/chenaniah.html. 1991.