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שְׁכַנְיָה H7935
H7935 is the Hebrew word שְׁכַנְיָה, transliterated Shᵉkanyâh and said shek-an-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it shechaniah.
What it means
Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites.
Where it comes from
or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ; from H7931 (שָׁכַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has dwelt.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Shecaniah, Shechaniah.
Verses using שְׁכַנְיָה
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
1 Chronicles 3:21 · KJV
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
1 Chronicles 3:22 · KJV
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
1 Chronicles 24:11 · KJV
The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,
2 Chronicles 31:15 · KJV
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Ezra 8:3 · KJV
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
Ezra 8:5 · KJV
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Ezra 10:2 · KJV
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Nehemiah 3:29 · KJV
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Nehemiah 6:18 · KJV
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Nehemiah 12:3 · KJV
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Common questions
What does Strong's H7935 mean?
H7935 is the Hebrew word שְׁכַנְיָה (Shᵉkanyâh), meaning Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites.
How is H7935 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shechaniah (8 times), shecaniah (2 times).
How many times does H7935 appear in the Bible?
שְׁכַנְיָה (Shᵉkanyâh) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7935 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (prolonged) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ; from H7931 (שָׁכַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has dwelt.
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