Jehohanan
“Jehovah is gracious, or Jehovah has been gracious”
Summary
A Hebrew name meaning 'Jehovah is gracious' or 'Jehovah has been gracious,' borne by at least eight different men in the Old Testament, including a Levitical doorkeeper, a military captain, and several priests.
☩Name and Etymology
The Hebrew name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan) means 'Jehovah is gracious' or 'Jehovah has been gracious,' equivalent to the Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodoros). It is the full form of the more common names Johanan and John, which carry the same meaning. The Septuagint renders it variously as Ἰωνάν (Ionan) or Ἰωανάν (Ioanan).
☩Persons Bearing This Name
At least eight men bear this name in Scripture: (1) A Korahite Levite, head of the sixth division of Temple doorkeepers under David, son of Meshelemiah (1 Chronicles 26:3). (2) One of King Jehoshaphat's five captains, commanding 280,000 men, probably the father of Ishmael who supported Jehoiada in restoring Joash (2 Chronicles 17:15; 23:1). (3) The father of Azariah, an Ephraimite chief who insisted on returning captives from the rival kingdom (2 Chronicles 28:12, called 'Johanan'). (4) A priest, son of Eliashib, into whose chamber Ezra retired to mourn the foreign marriages (Ezra 10:6; Nehemiah 12:22-23, called 'Johanan'). (5) One of the sons of Bebai who divorced his Gentile wife after the exile (Ezra 10:28). (6) Son of Tobiah the Ammonite, Nehemiah's opponent, and son-in-law of Meshullam (Nehemiah 6:18, called 'Johanan'). (7) A priest who celebrated with music the reparation of Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 12:42). (8) A leading priest, son of Amariah, contemporary with Joiakim the high priest (Nehemiah 12:13).
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References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jehohanan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jehohanan," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).