Chenaniah

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Chenaniah . Chief of the Levites at the removal of the ark from the house of Obed-edom (  1 Chronicles 15:22;   1 Chronicles 15:27 ), named among the officers and judges over Israel (  1 Chronicles 26:29 ).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Chenani'ah. (Established By The Lord). Chief of the Levites, when David carried the Ark to Jerusalem.  1 Chronicles 15:22;  1 Chronicles 26:29.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Chief Levite skilful in song (but see the margin )  1 Chronicles 15:22,27 .

2. Officer of David, an Izharite.  1 Chronicles 26:29 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 15:22 1 Chronicles 15:27 2 1 Chronicles 26:29

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("the favor of Jehovah".)  1 Chronicles 15:22;  1 Chronicles 26:29.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Kenanyah ´ , כְּנִנְיָה , Established by Jehovah;  1 Chronicles 15:27; Sept. Χενενίας v. r. Χωνενίας ; elsewhere in the longer form Kenanya ´ hu, כְּנִנְיָהוּ ;  1 Chronicles 15:22, Χωνενία ; v. r. in  1 Chronicles 26:29, Χωνενίας ) , a Levite of the family of Izharites ( 1 Chronicles 26:29), and chief of the temple singers ( 1 Chronicles 15:22), who conducted the grand musical services when the ark was removed from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 15:27). B.C. 1043. (See Cononiah).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ken - a - nı̄´a ( כּנניהוּ , kenanyāhū , and כּנניה , kenanyāh , literally "established by God"): Chief of the Levites who was over "the songs," or "the carrying" (namely, "of the ark") from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 15:22 ,  1 Chronicles 15:27;  1 Chronicles 26:29 ).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Chenani´ah, God's goodness; a master of the temple music, who conducted the grand musical services when the ark was removed from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem ().