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כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ

𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅

Konaneyahu

H3562 noun

SILEX Entry

Root כון to set up, establish, make firm

Definition

Personal name meaning 'Yahweh has established' or 'Yahweh has set in place.' Used in the Hebrew Bible for at least two individual Israelites, each associated with religious and administrative functions within the Israelite community during the monarchic period.

Semantic Range

personal name; Yahweh has established, Yahweh has set in place, Yahweh has made firm; name of (a) a Levitical leader in Hezekiah's reign, (b) a leader in Josiah's Passover

Root / Etymology

Formed from the verb כּוּן (kun, 'to set up, establish, prepare, make firm') and the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah, short form of Yahweh). The name is a compound theophoric construction, literally 'Yah(weh) has established.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ appears as the name of at least two figures, both connected with temple service in Judah during the First Temple period: (1) a Levite leader in the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:12-13) and (2) a leader involved in Josiah's Passover reforms (2 Chronicles 35:9). The theophoric ending -יָהוּ (–yahu) is common in Judahite personal names of this period, reflecting devotion to Yahweh. The abbreviated form כְּנַנְיָה (Kenanyah/Kenananiah), with elided initial vowel, appears elsewhere (see H3659). English translations sometimes render the name as Conaniah or Cononiah, but these forms are not reflective of the original Hebrew pronunciation. In later Jewish and Christian use, the name is not preserved as a personal or vernacular name. The meaning, 'Yahweh has established,' suggests a hope or affirmation of divine support or legitimacy, possibly reflecting the aspirations or beliefs of the name-giver in the monarchic context. The use of -yahu endings is particularly characteristic of personal names found in epigraphic sources from the First Temple period in Jerusalem and surrounding regions.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from כּוּן and יָהּ; Jah has sustained; Conanjah, the name of two Israelites; Conaniah, Cononiah. Compare כְּנַנְיָה.

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Root Family

כון (k-w-n) — to set up, establish, make firm, prepare

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3078 יְהוֹיָכִין YHWH establishes
H3112 יוֹיָכִין Yahweh establishes
H3199 יָכִין to He-Establishes
H3200 יָכִינִי the Yakinite
H3204 יְכׇנְיָה Yah Establishes

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3562-01 כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ kananeyahu HNp Conaniah Yahweh has established 2
H3562-02 כונניהו khvnnyhv HNp Conaniah Yahweh has established 2
H3562-04 ו/כונניהו vkhvnnyhv HC/Np and Conaniah and Yah has established 1
H3562-03 וְ֠/כָֽנַנְיָהוּ vekhananeyahu HC/Np and Shemaiah And Yahweh-has-established 1

Occurrences in Scripture

6 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3562-02 2 Chronicles 31:12 כונניהו khvnnyhv HNp Konaniah Yahweh has established
H3562-01 2 Chronicles 31:12 כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ kananeyahu HNp Konaniah Yahweh has established
H3562-02 2 Chronicles 31:13 כונניהו khvnnyhv HNp Conaniah Yahweh has established
H3562-01 2 Chronicles 31:13 כָּֽנַנְיָ֨הוּ֙ kananeyahu HNp Conaniah Yahweh has established
H3562-04 2 Chronicles 35:9 ו/כונניהו vkhvnnyhv HC/Np and Conaniah and Yah has established
H3562-03 2 Chronicles 35:9 וְ֠/כָֽנַנְיָהוּ vekhananeyahu HC/Np and Shemaiah And Yahweh-has-established
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