Difference between revisions of "Conaniah"

<p> (Heb. in the text Kaonanya'hu, כָּוֹנִנְיָהוּ, i.e. ''Konanya'Hu'' , כּוֹנִנְיָהוּ, but as read in the Masoretic margin, ''Kananya'Hu'' , כָּנִנְיָהוּ; settled by Jehovah; Sept. Χωνενίας v. r. Χωχενίας, Vulg. ''Chonenias'' ), the name of two chief Levites. </p> <p> '''1.''' A person appointed (with his brother Shimei) as "ruler" (נָגִיד ) by Hezekiah, to superintend the disposal of the sacred utensils of the [[Temple]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 31:12-13, where the Auth. Vers. Anglicizes the name "Cononiah"). B.C. 726. </p> <p> '''2.''' A person who, with several of his kindred, made large offerings for the [[Paschal]] sacrifices as renewed by [[Josiah]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 35:9). B.C. 628. </p>

<p> '''''kon''''' -'''''a''''' -'''''nı̄´a''''' ( כּונניהוּ , <i> '''''kōnanyāhū''''' </i> , "Jah has rounded or sustained"; the King James Version [[Cononiah]] ): </p> <p> (1) A L evite, appointed with his brother [[Shimei]] by Hezekiah, the king, and Azariah, the ruler of the house of God, to be overseer of the oblations and tithes and the dedicated things (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 31:12 , &nbsp;2 Chronicles 31:13 ). </p> <p> (2) One of the chiefs of the Levites mentioned in connection with the passover celebration in Josiah's reign (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 35:9 ). </p>