Original: שְׁכַנְיָה

Transliteration: Shᵉkanyâh

Phonetic: shek-an-yaw'

Short Definition: Shecaniah

Original: שׁכניהוּ שׁכניה

Transliteration: shekanyâh shekanyâhû

Phonetic: shek-an-yaw'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from H7931 and H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H4908, H7931, H7933, H7934