How to Pronounce Shecaniah
SHEK-uh-NYE-uh
Shecaniah is pronounced SHEK-uh-NYE-uh (ˈʃɛkəˈnaɪə): four syllables, stress on the first and third.
What does Shecaniah mean?
Shecaniah means “habitation of the Lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shecaniah?
One intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) One of the priests who were set “to give to their brethren by courses” of the daily portion (2 Chr. 31:15). Shechani’ah, id. (1.) A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1 Chr. 3:21, 22. (2.) Ezra 8:5. (3.) Ezra 10:2-4. (4.) The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29). (5.) The father-in-law of Tobiah (Neh. 6:18). (6.) A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Found in Scripture
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