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Hanani
A seer imprisoned for rebuking King Asa for trusting Aram rather than the Lord.
What we know — and how we know it
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Name & titles
ScholarlyHanani is a hypocoristic (shortened) form of a Yahwistic name such as Hananiah, meaning '(the LORD) has been gracious'; such abbreviated forms are common in Hebrew personal names of the monarchic and post-exilic periods.
Standard Hebrew onomastics (short form of Hananyah, 'Yahweh has been gracious')
Where in scripture
2 ChroniclesAt that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.
2 Chronicles 16:7 — Rebukes Asa
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.